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Where does “golfozik” come from?

golfozik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian golf, from English golf, from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

golfozik (Hungarian): to play golf

Definitions

  1. to play golf

Ancestry of “golfozik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangolfgolf
2EnglishgolfA ball game played by individuals competing...
3Middle Dutchcolve—
4Proto-Germanic*kulbaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
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