Where does “házkutatás” come from?
házkutatás (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kutatás, from Hungarian kutat, from Hungarian kút, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.
házkutatás (Hungarian): house-search a thorough search of a home or other privately owned real estate as part of an official (notably judicial) investigation
Definitions
- house-search a thorough search of a home or other privately owned real estate as part of an official (notably judicial) investigation
Ancestry of “házkutatás”, step by step
házkutatás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian kutatás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kutatás | searching, investigation; research |
| 2 | Hungarian | kutat | to investigate; to seek, to search for;... |
| 3 | Hungarian | kút | well; pump, fountain; filling station |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kǫtъ | corner |
| 5 | Latin | cattus | a cat |
| 6 | Latin | catta | a cat |
via Hungarian ház
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ház | house, building; home; the residents of a house... |