Where does “fültisztító pálcika” come from?

fültisztító pálcika (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pálcika, from Hungarian -ika, from Hungarian -i, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

fültisztító pálcika (Hungarian): cotton buds UK, cotton swab US, Q-tip US a small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod, made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic often used in aural hygiene and cosmetics

Definitions

  1. cotton buds UK, cotton swab US, Q-tip US a small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod, made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic often used in aural hygiene and cosmetics

Ancestry of “fültisztító pálcika”, step by step

fültisztító pálcika traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian pálcika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpálcikastick
2Hungarian-ikaAdded to a noun to express smallness, youth, or...
3Hungarian-iAdded to a proper noun, noun or postposition to...
4HungarianUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
5Albanian-ing, -ion
6Proto-West Germanic-jā
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Hungarian tisztít

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantisztítto clean
2Hungariantisztaclean, clear; clean change of clothes; a morally...

via Hungarian fül

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfülear; handle in a semicircle shape, such as that...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Hungarian -iEvery word from Hungarian