Where does “kókusztej” come from?

kókusztej (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...

kókusztej (Hungarian): coconut milk a thick white liquid produced by soaking the white inner flesh of the seed of the coconut in water and straining

Definitions

  1. coconut milk a thick white liquid produced by soaking the white inner flesh of the seed of the coconut in water and straining

Ancestry of “kókusztej”, step by step

kókusztej 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 tej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantejmilk
Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκοςEvery word from Late Latin coccumEvery word from Portuguese coco