хорхй (Central Mansi)

Where does "хорхй" come from?

The Central Mansi word 'хорхй' stems from the Proto-Ugric term *karɜ, which also meant woodpecker. This ancient root serves as the common ancestor for related terms across the Ugric language family, including Northern Mansi 'хо̄хра' and Hungarian 'harkály'.

Full etymology tree

• хорхй (Central Mansi), 'woodpecker'
  • inherited *karɜ (Proto-Ugric)

Cognates and doublets

• harkály (Hungarian)
• хо̄хра (Northern Mansi)

Updated June 2026

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