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Where does “birok” come from?

birok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian birkózik, from Hungarian -kózik, from Polish -ik, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

birok (Hungarian): nominative plural of bíró

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of bíró

Ancestry of “birok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbirkózikto wrestle; to struggle
2Hungarian-kózikAdded to a one-syllable verb to form a reflexive...
3Polish-ikForms diminutive nouns
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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