Where does “karácsonyest” come from?
karácsonyest (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian est, from Hungarian esik, from Ottoman Turkish اشیك, from Proto-Turkic ēĺü-k — door.
karácsonyest (Hungarian): Christmas Eve
Definitions
- Christmas Eve
Ancestry of “karácsonyest”, step by step
karácsonyest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | est | evening, eve; recital, party |
| 2 | Hungarian | esik | to fall; to rain, to snow; to fall somewhere, to... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | اشیك | threshold, doorsill, doorstep, the lowermost part of a doorway |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | ēĺü-k | door |
via Hungarian karácsony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | karácsony | Christmas; the feast day celebrating the birth of... |