Where does “dohányos” come from?
dohányos (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian dohány, from Ottoman Turkish دخان, from Arabic دُخَان — smoke.
dohányos (Hungarian): smoker
Ancestry of “dohányos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | dohány | tobacco; dough |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دخان | tobacco; smoke |
| 3 | Arabic | دُخَان | smoke |