Where does “vadkacsa” come from?

vadkacsa (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kacsa, from Hungarian -á, from Proto-Uralic -i.

vadkacsa (Hungarian): mallard

Definitions

  1. mallard

Ancestry of “vadkacsa”, step by step

vadkacsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kacsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankacsaduck; canard; bed urinal
2Hungarian-áUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Uralic-i—

via Hungarian vád

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvádcharge, accusation, allegation; prosecution
2Hungarianvádolto accuse somebody
Every word from Proto-Uralic -i →Every word from Hungarian -á →Every word from Hungarian kacsa →