Where does “csekély” come from?
csekély (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csökken, from Hungarian csökik, from Hungarian csoki, from Hungarian csokoládé, from German Schokolade, from French chocolat, from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl.
csekély (Hungarian): trifling, small, little
Ancestry of “csekély”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | csökken | to decrease, lessen |
| 2 | Hungarian | csökik | to decrease; to subside, decrease |
| 3 | Hungarian | csoki | chocolate |
| 4 | Hungarian | csokoládé | chocolate |
| 5 | German | Schokolade | chocolate; cocoa drink |
| 6 | French | chocolat | chocolate; chocolate-coloured; deceived; tricked;... |
| 7 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 8 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | — |
| 9 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |
Words derived from “csekély”