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Where does “balkonok” come from?

balkonok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian balkon, from German Balkon, from French balcon, from Italian balcone, from Medieval Latin balco, from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

balkonok (Hungarian): nominative plural of balkon

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of balkon

Ancestry of “balkonok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbalkonbalcony
2GermanBalkonbalcony
3Frenchbalconbalcony
4Italianbalconebalcony
5Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
6Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
7Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
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