Where does “kifli” come from?

kifli (English) comes from Hungarian kifli, from German Kipfel, from German Kipf, from Old High German kipfa, from Proto-Germanic kippaz, from Latin cippus — stake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...

kifli (English): A Hungarian crescent-shaped bread roll

Definitions

  1. A Hungarian crescent-shaped bread roll

Ancestry of “kifli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungariankifliA traditional Hungarian yeast roll made into a crescent shape
2GermanKipfelAlternative spelling of Kipfl; croissant
3GermanKipfwagon post
4Old High Germankipfaaxle; stave
5Proto-Germanickippaz—
6Latincippusstake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...
Every word from Latin cippus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kippaz →Every word from Old High German kipfa →