Where does “cipőkanál” come from?

cipőkanál (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cipő, from Hungarian cipellő, from Hungarian cipellős, from Latin zipellus — a kind of footwear.

cipőkanál (Hungarian): shoehorn

Definitions

  1. shoehorn

Ancestry of “cipőkanál”, step by step

cipőkanál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian cipő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancipőshoe
2Hungariancipellőshoe
3Hungariancipellős
4Latinzipellusa kind of footwear

via Hungarian kanál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankanálspoon

Words derived from “cipőkanál

Every word from Latin zipellusEvery word from Hungarian cipellősEvery word from Hungarian cipellő