Where does “bankra” come from?
bankra (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bank, from German bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
bankra (Hungarian): sublative singular of bank
Definitions
- sublative singular of bank
Ancestry of “bankra”, step by step
bankra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian bank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bank | bank financial institution |
| 2 | German | bank | bench which people sit on; pew |
| 3 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 4 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via Akan boŋkara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akan | boŋkara | — |