Where does “bubifrizurák” come from?
bubifrizurák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bubifrizura, from Hungarian bubi, from German Bube, from Middle High German buobe, from Old High German Buobo, from Proto-West Germanic *babō, from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.
Ancestry of “bubifrizurák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bubifrizura | bob haircut |
| 2 | Hungarian | bubi | little boy, laddie; jack, knave; bob haircut, bob |
| 3 | German | Bube | knave; jack; boy; lad; rogue; villain; naughty... |
| 4 | Middle High German | buobe | knave |
| 5 | Old High German | Buobo | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *babō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bō- | A stem meaning "father, brother, close male... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |