Where does “gomblyuk” come from?

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

gomblyuk (Hungarian): buttonhole

Definitions

  1. buttonhole

Ancestry of “gomblyuk”, step by step

gomblyuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian gömb

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

via Hungarian lyuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlyukhole, opening, aperture; burrow, hollow, lair;...
2Proto-Uraliclowkkehole
Every word from Ancient Greek κόμβος →Every word from Greek κόμβος →Every word from Hungarian gömb →