Where does “húsgombóc” come from?

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

húsgombóc (Hungarian): meatball

Definitions

  1. meatball

Ancestry of “húsgombóc”, step by step

húsgombóc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian gombóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangombócdumpling (round), ball (meat)
2Hungariangömbsphere
3Greekκόμβοςinterchange, hub, circus; knot; node
4Ancient Greekκόμβοςroll, band, girth

via Hungarian hús

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhúsflesh; meat

Words derived from “húsgombóc”

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