Where does “šunkafleky” come from?
šunkafleky (Czech) comes from Czech šunka, from German Schinken, from Middle High German schinke, from Old High German scinco, from Proto-West Germanic skinkō, from Proto-Germanic skinkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.
šunkafleky (Czech): a baked meal from pasta (often tagliatelle), ham or other cured meat, and egg, often served with pickles
Definitions
- a baked meal from pasta (often tagliatelle), ham or other cured meat, and egg, often served with pickles
Ancestry of “šunkafleky”, step by step
šunkafleky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech šunka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | šunka | ham |
| 2 | German | Schinken | ham, pork from the hindquarter; hams, buttocks |
| 3 | Middle High German | schinke | shank; shin bone; ham |
| 4 | Old High German | scinco | thigh |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skinkō | thigh, shank |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skinkô | thigh; shank |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keng- | to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew |
via Czech flek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | flek | spot; job, employment, post; a kind of small... |
| 2 | German | fleck | stain, spot, blot, fleck, smear |
| 3 | Middle High German | vlëc | fleck |
| 4 | Old High German | flec | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flekka- | spot; mark; blemish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |