Where does “vészmadár” come from?

vészmadár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vész, from Proto-Uralic wexe- — to take, to grasp.

vészmadár (Hungarian): petrel

Definitions

  1. petrel

Ancestry of “vészmadár”, step by step

vészmadár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian vész

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvészplague, pestilence, pandemic, disease; disaster,...
2Proto-Uralicwexe-to take, to grasp

via Hungarian madár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmadárbird, fowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic wexe- →Every word from Hungarian vész →