Where does “géppuska” come from?
géppuska (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian puska, from Czech puška, from Old Czech puška, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς — box tree; boxwood.
géppuska (Hungarian): machine gun
Definitions
- machine gun
Ancestry of “géppuska”, step by step
géppuska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian puska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | puska | rifle, gun; cheat sheet |
| 2 | Czech | puška | rifle; gun |
| 3 | Old Czech | puška | vessel, small box |
| 4 | Old High German | buhsa | box |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *buhsā | — |
| 6 | Latin | buxis | a box |
| 7 | Latin | pyxis | A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πυξίς | box made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πύξος | box tree; boxwood |