Where does “balszerencse” come from?

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

balszerencse (Hungarian): bad luck, misfortune

Definitions

  1. bad luck, misfortune

Ancestry of “balszerencse”, step by step

balszerencse 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 szerencse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszerencseluck

Words derived from “balszerencse”

Every word from Old French bal →Every word from French bal →Every word from German ball →