Where does “vadgerle” come from?

vadgerle (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gerle, from Hungarian gerlice, from Proto-Slavic *gъrdlica — turtle dove (bird).

vadgerle (Hungarian): turtle dove

Definitions

  1. turtle dove

Ancestry of “vadgerle”, step by step

vadgerle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian gerle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangerleturtle dove; collared dove
2Hungariangerliceturtle dove
3Proto-Slavic*gъrdlicaturtle dove (bird)

via Hungarian vád

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvádcharge, accusation, allegation; prosecution
2Hungarianvádolto accuse somebody

Words derived from “vadgerle”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *gъrdlica →Every word from Hungarian gerlice →Every word from Hungarian gerle →