Where does “ócskapiac” come from?

ócskapiac (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ócska, from Hungarian ó, from Proto-Uralic oma — old, previous.

ócskapiac (Hungarian): flea market

Definitions

  1. flea market

Ancestry of “ócskapiac”, step by step

ócskapiac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ócska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianócskaold, worthless, trashy
2Hungarianóold, ancient, antique; oh!; Alternative form of...
3Proto-Uralicomaold, previous

via Hungarian piac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpiacmarket, marketplace; market

Words derived from “ócskapiac”

Every word from Proto-Uralic oma →Every word from Hungarian ó →Every word from Hungarian ócska →