Where does “csészealj” come from?

csészealj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csésze, from Czech číše, from Old Czech čiešě, from Proto-Slavic čaša — bowl, cup, mug.

csészealj (Hungarian): saucer a small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips

Definitions

  1. saucer a small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips

Ancestry of “csészealj”, step by step

csészealj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian csésze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsészecup
2Czechčíšecup, glass
3Old Czechčiešěbowl, cup, mug vessel made out of hollowed wood
4Proto-Slavicčašabowl, cup, mug

via Hungarian alj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianaljbottom, lower part; skirt
2Hungarianálfalse, fake, sham, phoney, make-believe, bogus,...
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow
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