Where does “hógömb” come from?

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

hógömb (Hungarian): snow globe

Definitions

  1. snow globe

Ancestry of “hógömb”, step by step

hógömb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian gömb

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

via Hungarian hó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhósnow; month; whoa
2Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon

Words derived from “hógömb”

Every word from Ancient Greek κόμβος →Every word from Greek κόμβος →Every word from Hungarian gömb →