Where does “balfasz” come from?

balfasz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bál, from German ball, from French bal, from Old French bal.

balfasz (Hungarian): bastard, jerk

Definitions

  1. bastard, jerk

Ancestry of “balfasz”, step by step

balfasz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian bál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbálball
2Germanballball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games
3Frenchbaldance party, ball
4Old Frenchbal—

via Hungarian fasz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfaszdick, dork
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpaćɜpenis
Every word from Old French bal →Every word from French bal →Every word from German ball →