Where does “imazsámoly” come from?

imazsámoly (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsámoly, from Middle High German schamel — stool.

imazsámoly (Hungarian): kneeler, prie-dieu

Definitions

  1. kneeler, prie-dieu

Ancestry of “imazsámoly”, step by step

imazsámoly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian zsámoly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsámolyfootstool, stool, taboret, tabouret
2Middle High Germanschamelstool

via Hungarian ima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianimaprayer
Every word from Middle High German schamel →Every word from Hungarian zsámoly →