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
- backpack, rucksack, knapsack, haversack
Ancestry of “hátizsák”, step by step
hátizsák traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian zsák
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | zsák | bag (smaller), sack (larger) |
| 2 | Middle High German | sac | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sac | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 6 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |
via Hungarian háti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | háti | of back |
| 2 | Hungarian | -i | Added to a proper noun, noun or postposition to... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 4 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |