Number: 155
Proto: *irwV
English meaning: merry; to rejoice
German meaning: lustig, froh; sich freuen
Saam (Lapp): ârvuk (N) 'gay, lively, spirited', (h)arvuk (L) 'frühaufstehend, munter' ?
Hungarian: öröm 'Freude, Lust, Vergnügen', örül-, örvend 'sich freuen, froh sein' ?
K. Reshetnikov's notes: For the Hun. stem, a contact origin can be supposed - cf. similar material in Turk.: Yak. üör, Sag. ürün, Shor ürgün 'sich freuen; to rejoice (intr.), to be glad' (to appreciate this hypothesis, we still have to check some details).
References: MUSz. 853; MSzFgrE; TESz.; Collinder Comp. Gr. 403
