Where does “ballonkabát” come from?

ballonkabát (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kabát, from Byzantine Greek καβάδης.

ballonkabát (Hungarian): trench coat

Definitions

  1. trench coat

Ancestry of “ballonkabát”, step by step

ballonkabát traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kabát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankabátcoat
2Byzantine Greekκαβάδης—

via Hungarian ballon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianballonballoon
Every word from Byzantine Greek καβάδης →Every word from Hungarian kabát →