Where does “uriaș” come from?
uriaș (Romanian) comes from Hungarian óriás, from Russian оря́сина.
uriaș (Romanian): giant, ogre; huge, gigantic, enormous, immense
Definitions
- giant, ogre; huge, gigantic, enormous, immense
Ancestry of “uriaș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | óriás | giant, colossus; giant; giant, gigantic, huge,... |
| 2 | Russian | оря́сина | — |