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Where does “kabóca” come from?

kabóca (Hungarian) comes from Slovene kobilica, from Slovene kobila, from Proto-Slavic kobyla — mare.

kabóca (Hungarian): cicada

Definitions

  1. cicada

Ancestry of “kabóca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenekobilicagrasshopper
2Slovenekobilamare
3Proto-Slavickobylamare

Words derived from “kabóca”

  • kabócák
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