Where does “balerinazokni” come from?

balerinazokni (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zokni, from Swedish socken, from Middle High German soc, from Old High German soc, from Proto-West Germanic *sokk, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

balerinazokni (Hungarian): invisible sock, boat sock sock not covering the entire foot, designed to be invisible when worn with shoes

Definitions

  1. invisible sock, boat sock sock not covering the entire foot, designed to be invisible when worn with shoes

Ancestry of “balerinazokni”, step by step

balerinazokni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian zokni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzoknisock
2Swedishsockena parish, a municipality; the geographic area of...
3Middle High Germansoc
4Old High Germansocsock
5Proto-West Germanic*sokklight footwear
6Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
7Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
8Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

via Hungarian balerina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbalerina
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχοςEvery word from Latin soccusEvery word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz