Where does “bicskája” come from?

bicskája (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bicska, from Proto-Turkic *bïčgak, from Proto-Turkic *bïč- — to cut.

Ancestry of “bicskája”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbicskapocketknife, penknife, jack-knife, clasp-knife
2Proto-Turkic*bïčgak—
3Proto-Turkic*bïč-to cut
Every word from Proto-Turkic *bïč- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *bïčgak →Every word from Hungarian bicska →
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