Where does “uriaș” come from?

uriaș (Romanian) comes from Hungarian óriás, from Russian оря́сина — cudgel, pole.

uriaș (Romanian): giant, ogre; huge, gigantic, enormous, immense

Definitions

  1. giant, ogre; huge, gigantic, enormous, immense

Ancestry of “uriaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianóriásgiant, colossus; giant; giant, gigantic, huge,...
2Russianоря́синаcudgel, pole

Words derived from “uriaș”

Every word from Russian оря́сина →Every word from Hungarian óriás →
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