Where does “benzoesav” come from?

benzoesav (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sáv — stripe, streak; lane.

benzoesav (Hungarian): benzoic acid

Definitions

  1. benzoic acid

Ancestry of “benzoesav”, step by step

benzoesav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian sáv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansávstripe, streak; lane

via Hungarian benzoe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbenzoebenzoin
Every word from Hungarian sáv