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Where does “cseresznyék” come from?

cseresznyék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cseresznye, from Proto-Slavic čeršьňa, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός, from Akkadian ???? — pear-tree.

cseresznyék (Hungarian): nominative plural of cseresznye

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of cseresznye

Ancestry of “cseresznyék”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancseresznyecherry
2Proto-Slavicčeršьňasweet cherry
3Vulgar Latinceresia—
4Latinceresium—
5Latincerasium—
6Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
7Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
8Akkadian????pear-tree
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