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Where does “kamasz” come from?

kamasz (Hungarian) comes from German Gamasche, from French gamache, from Occitan gamacha, from Spanish guademecí, from Arabic غَدَامِسِيّ, from Arabic غدامس, from Latin Cidamus.

kamasz (Hungarian): teenager, adolescent

Definitions

  1. teenager, adolescent

Ancestry of “kamasz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGamaschespat, legwarmer; fear, angst
2Frenchgamachespat, gaiter, legging
3Occitangamacha—
4Spanishguademecíembossed leather
5Arabicغَدَامِسِيّrelated to the town of {{m|ar|غَدَامِس}} in the...
6Arabicغدامس—
7LatinCidamus—

Words derived from “kamasz”

  • kamaszkor
  • kamaszdzseki
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