Where does “babapiskóta” come from?

babapiskóta (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian piskóta, from German Biskotte, from Italian biscotto, from Latin biscoctus, from Latin cōctus, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn- — resin.

babapiskóta (Hungarian): ladyfinger

Definitions

  1. ladyfinger

Ancestry of “babapiskóta”, step by step

babapiskóta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian piskóta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpiskótasponge, sponge cake soft cake made from eggs, flour and sugar
2GermanBiskotteladyfinger A small sponge cake, shaped approximately like a finger
3Italianbiscottobiscuit, cookie; tactical play between two people...
4Latinbiscoctusbread, loaf; hardtack
5Latincōctuscooked, having been cooked
6Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
7Latincōgōto collect, assemble, gather together
8Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via Hungarian bába

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbábamidwife; old woman; witch
2Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

Words derived from “babapiskóta

Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu