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Where does “abakuszban” come from?

abakuszban (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian abakusz, from Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ, from Hebrew אבק — dust; hint of; A hole in cloth for the insertion...

abakuszban (Hungarian): inessive singular of abakusz

Definitions

  1. inessive singular of abakusz

Ancestry of “abakuszban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianabakuszabacus
2Latinabacusa square board; sideboard; counting board, abacus
3Ancient Greekἄβαξboard, slab; reckoning board, abacus
4Hebrewאבקdust; hint of; A hole in cloth for the insertion...
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