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Where does “hátizsák” come from?

hátizsák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsák, from Middle High German sac, from Old High German sac, from Proto-West Germanic sakku, from Proto-Germanic sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

hátizsák (Hungarian): backpack, rucksack, knapsack, haversack

Definitions

  1. backpack, rucksack, knapsack, haversack

Ancestry of “hátizsák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsákbag , sack
2Middle High Germansac—
3Old High Germansac—
4Proto-West Germanicsakku—
5Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
6Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
7Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

Words derived from “hátizsák”

  • hátizsákok
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκος →