Where does “habszivacs” come from?

habszivacs (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szivacs, from Hungarian szív, from Proto-Uralic śüdäme — heart.

habszivacs (Hungarian): foam rubber

Definitions

  1. foam rubber

Ancestry of “habszivacs”, step by step

habszivacs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szivacs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszivacssponge
2Hungarianszívheart; to suck, inhale, absorb
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart

via Hungarian hab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhabfoam; whipped cream; froth
2Proto-Uralic*kompawave
Every word from Proto-Uralic śüdäme →Every word from Hungarian szív →Every word from Hungarian szivacs →