Where does “kapcsos” come from?

kapcsos (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kapocs, from Hungarian kap, from Hungarian körül, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere — circle, ring, hoop, tire.

kapcsos (Hungarian): with/having a hook, clamp, clip said of an object that has a clamp

Definitions

  1. with/having a hook, clamp, clip said of an object that has a clamp

Ancestry of “kapcsos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankapocshook, clamp, clip (paper), buckle (belt)
2Hungariankapto get, to receive; to snatch, to grab; to find
3Hungariankörülaround, near; about, around
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickerecircle, ring, hoop, tire
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere →Every word from Hungarian körül →Every word from Hungarian kap →
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