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Where does “hotcake” come from?

hotcake (English) comes from English hot, from Middle English hot, from Old English hāt, from Old English hātan, from Hungarian -an, from Hungarian -á, from Proto-Uralic -i.

hotcake (English): A pancake

Definitions

  1. A pancake

Ancestry of “hotcake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhotHaving a high temperature; Causing the air to be...
2Middle Englishhot—
3Old Englishhāthot, fervent, fervid, fierce
4Old Englishhātanto promise; to command, promise; to command, call...
5Hungarian-anAdded to an adjective to create an adverb; Added...
6Hungarian-áUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
7Proto-Uralic-i—

Words derived from “hotcake”

  • ホットケーキ
Every word from Proto-Uralic -i →