Where does “bicska” come from?

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

bicska (Hungarian): pocketknife, penknife, jack-knife, clasp-knife

Definitions

  1. pocketknife, penknife, jack-knife, clasp-knife

Ancestry of “bicska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*bïčgak—
2Proto-Turkic*bïč-to cut

Words derived from “bicska”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *bïč- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *bïčgak →