Where does “orijaš” come from?

orijaš (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian óriás, from Russian оря́сина — cudgel, pole.

orijaš (Serbo-Croatian): giant

Definitions

  1. giant

Ancestry of “orijaš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianóriásgiant, colossus; giant; giant, gigantic, huge,...
2Russianоря́синаcudgel, pole
Every word from Russian оря́сина →Every word from Hungarian óriás →