Where does “díszzsebkendő” come from?

díszzsebkendő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsebkendő, from Hungarian zseb, from Ottoman Turkish جیب, from Classical Persian جیب, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás — to live.

díszzsebkendő (Hungarian): pocket square, pocket handkerchief

Definitions

  1. pocket square, pocket handkerchief

Ancestry of “díszzsebkendő”, step by step

díszzsebkendő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian zsebkendő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsebkendőhandkerchief
2Hungarianzsebpocket
3Ottoman Turkishجیبpocket
4Classical Persianجیب
5Arabicجَيْبpocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold...
6Sanskritज्याbow-string, tendon; sine
7Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
8Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás
9Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Hungarian dísz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandíszornament, decoration
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás