Where does “cseresznyefák” come from?
cseresznyefák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cseresznyefa, 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 — pear-tree.
Ancestry of “cseresznyefák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | cseresznyefa | cherry tree |
| 2 | Hungarian | cseresznye | cherry |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čeršьňa | sweet cherry |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | ceresia | — |
| 5 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 6 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 9 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |