Where does “vadkacsa” come from?
vadkacsa (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kacsa, from Hungarian -á, from Proto-Uralic -i.
vadkacsa (Hungarian): mallard
Ancestry of “vadkacsa”, step by step
vadkacsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian kacsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kacsa | duck; canard; bed urinal |
| 2 | Hungarian | -á | Used to form the third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -i | — |
via Hungarian vád
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | vád | charge, accusation, allegation; prosecution |
| 2 | Hungarian | vádol | to accuse somebody |