Where does “gombóc” come from?

gombóc (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gömb, from Greek κόμβος, from Ancient Greek κόμβος — roll, band, girth.

gombóc (Hungarian): dumpling (round), ball (meat)

Definitions

  1. dumpling (round), ball (meat)

Ancestry of “gombóc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangömbsphere
2Greekκόμβοςinterchange, hub, circus; knot; node
3Ancient Greekκόμβοςroll, band, girth

Words derived from “gombóc”

Every word from Ancient Greek κόμβος →Every word from Greek κόμβος →Every word from Hungarian gömb →