Where does “cukorbaj” come from?

cukorbaj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian báj, from Serbo-Croatian bȏj, from Proto-Slavic bojь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

cukorbaj (Hungarian): diabetes

Definitions

  1. diabetes

Ancestry of “cukorbaj”, step by step

cukorbaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian báj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbájcharm, grace, gracefulness
2Serbo-Croatianbȏjbattle
3Proto-Slavicbojьbattle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂ós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Hungarian cukor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancukorsugar
2Germanzuckerinflection of zuckern: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germanzuckersugar

Words derived from “cukorbaj”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós →Every word from Proto-Slavic bojь →