Where does “kókuszpálma” come from?

kókuszpálma (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kókusz, from German Kokos, from Spanish cocos, from Spanish coco, from Russian коко́с, from Portuguese cocos, from Portuguese coco, from Late Latin coccum — grain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

kókuszpálma (Hungarian): coconut palm a tropical palm tree

Definitions

  1. coconut palm a tropical palm tree

Ancestry of “kókuszpálma”, step by step

kókuszpálma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kókusz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankókuszcoconut palm; coconut
2GermanKokosthe flesh of the coconut; its taste; coir; the...
3Spanishcocosplural of coco
4Spanishcocococonut; testicle; bogeyman
5Russianкоко́сcoconut
6Portuguesecocosplural of coco
7Portuguesecocococonut
8Late Latincoccumkernel, seed; a scarlet berry of various plants;...
9Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

via Hungarian pálma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpálmapalm, palm tree; palm
2LatinPalmapalm of the hand, hand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκοςEvery word from Late Latin coccumEvery word from Portuguese coco