Where does “flakonon” come from?
flakonon (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian flakon, from French flacon, from Middle French flascon, from Old French flascon, from Latin flascōnem, from Latin flascō, from Frankish flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
Ancestry of “flakonon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | flakon | perfume bottle |
| 2 | French | flacon | vial, flacon |
| 3 | Middle French | flascon | flask |
| 4 | Old French | flascon | flask apparatus for transporting liquids |
| 5 | Latin | flascōnem | — |
| 6 | Latin | flascō | bottle |
| 7 | Frankish | flaska | bottle, flask |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |