Where does “kanalasgém” come from?
kanalasgém (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gém, from English game, from Middle English game, from Old English gamen, from Proto-West Germanic gaman, from Proto-Germanic gamaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kanalasgém (Hungarian): Eurasian spoonbill
Definitions
- Eurasian spoonbill
Ancestry of “kanalasgém”, step by step
kanalasgém traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian gém
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | gém | heron; the suspended long pole of a shadoof; jib |
| 2 | English | game | A playful or competitive activity; A video game;... |
| 3 | Middle English | game | Entertainment or an instance of it; that which is... |
| 4 | Old English | gamen | game, sport, or pastime; joy, mirth, or pleasure |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gaman | pleasure, fun, amusement, entertainment |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gamaną | a fellow human, associate, companion; pleasure,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Hungarian kanalas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kanalas | fluid, liquid; spoon- |
| 2 | Latin | canālis | a pipe, spout, channel, conduit |
| 3 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 6 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |