Where does “巴拉克” come from?

巴拉克 (Chinese) comes from English Barack, from Hungarian barack — peach, apricot.

Ancestry of “巴拉克”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBarackA pun on the first name of United States President Barack Obama and back, often used in the phrase "we're so Barack" ("we're so back"). Formed antonymically to "it's Joever" ("it's over")
2Hungarianbarackpeach, apricot
Every word from Hungarian barackEvery word from English Barack
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