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
Definitions
- trifling, small, little
Ancestry of “csekély”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others) |
| 9 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |