Where does “gombócos” come from?

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

gombócos (Hungarian): with dumpling

Definitions

  1. with dumpling

Ancestry of “gombócos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangombócdumpling (round), ball (meat)
2Hungariangömbsphere
3Greekκόμβοςinterchange, hub, circus; knot; node
4Ancient Greekκόμβοςroll, band, girth
Every word from Ancient Greek κόμβος →Every word from Greek κόμβος →Every word from Hungarian gömb →