Where does “kútba esik” come from?

kútba esik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kút, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

kútba esik (Hungarian): to come to nothing, end in smoke, go up in smoke, go up in flames, fall to the ground, fall through of hope, plans, projects: to be cancelled or ruined

Definitions

  1. to come to nothing, end in smoke, go up in smoke, go up in flames, fall to the ground, fall through of hope, plans, projects: to be cancelled or ruined

Ancestry of “kútba esik”, step by step

kútba esik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankútwell; pump, fountain; filling station
2Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat

via Hungarian esik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianesikto fall; to rain, to snow; to fall somewhere, to...
2Ottoman Turkishاشیكthreshold, doorsill, doorstep, the lowermost part of a doorway
3Proto-Turkicēĺü-kdoor
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →