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Where does “kamuzik” come from?

kamuzik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kamu, from Hungarian kamuflázs, from French camouflage, from French camoufler, from French camouflet, from Italian camuffare, from Italian muffare, from Medieval Latin muffula — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

kamuzik (Hungarian): to lie

Definitions

  1. to lie

Ancestry of “kamuzik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankamubullshit
2Hungariankamuflázscamouflage
3Frenchcamouflagecamouflage
4Frenchcamouflerto camouflage
5Frenchcamoufletsnub, affront; camouflet
6ItaliancamuffareTo disguise; To hide
7Italianmuffareto become mouldy
8Medieval Latinmuffulaa muff; muff
9Frankishmolfellsoft garment made of hide
10Middle High Germanmol—
11Old High Germanmol—
12Proto-Germanicmulô—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmolh₂-o-—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
15Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
16Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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