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Where does “hajhagymák” come from?

hajhagymák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hajhagyma, from Hungarian háj, from Proto-Ugric kajɜ, from Proto-Uralic kaje, from Spanish café, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.

hajhagymák (Hungarian): nominative plural of hajhagyma

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of hajhagyma

Ancestry of “hajhagymák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhajhagymahair bulb
2Hungarianhájfat, flab
3Proto-Ugrickajɜhair
4Proto-Uralickajehair, grass
5Spanishcafébrown; coffee; cafe, coffee shop
6Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
7Italiancaffècoffee; a café
8Turkishkahvecoffee
9Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
10Persianقهوهcoffee
11Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café
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