Where does “bokszzsák” come from?
bokszzsák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian boksz, from English box, from French boxer, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.
bokszzsák (Hungarian): punching bag a device, consisting of a tough cloth bag over sand or other material, used to practice punching, boxing or kicking
Definitions
- punching bag a device, consisting of a tough cloth bag over sand or other material, used to practice punching, boxing or kicking
Ancestry of “bokszzsák”, step by step
bokszzsák traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian boksz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | boksz | boxing a sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists |
| 2 | English | box | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or... |
| 3 | French | boxer | boxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box |
| 4 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 6 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 7 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 8 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Hungarian zsák
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | zsák | bag (smaller), sack (larger) |
| 2 | Middle High German | sac | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sac | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 6 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |