Where does “hajlékonylemez” come from?

hajlékonylemez (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lemez, from Proto-Slavic lemešь, from Latvian lemesis — plowshare.

hajlékonylemez (Hungarian): floppy disk

Definitions

  1. floppy disk

Ancestry of “hajlékonylemez”, step by step

hajlékonylemez traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lemez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlemezmetal plate, lamina; record
2Proto-Slaviclemešьploughshare; plough
3Latvianlemesisplowshare

via Hungarian hajlékony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhajlékonyflexible, pliable, supple capable of being flexed or bent without breaking
Every word from Latvian lemesis →Every word from Proto-Slavic lemešь →Every word from Hungarian lemez →