Where does “dohányzás” come from?
dohányzás (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian dohányzik, from Hungarian dohány, from Ottoman Turkish دخان, from Arabic دُخَان — smoke.
dohányzás (Hungarian): smoking
Ancestry of “dohányzás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | dohányzik | to smoke |
| 2 | Hungarian | dohány | tobacco; dough |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | دخان | tobacco; smoke |
| 4 | Arabic | دُخَان | smoke |