Where does “kelvirág” come from?

kelvirág (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kel, from Bavarian Keel, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

kelvirág (Hungarian): cauliflower

Definitions

  1. cauliflower

Ancestry of “kelvirág”, step by step

kelvirág traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankelto get up, rise; to rise; to sprout, shoot, bud,...
2BavarianKeelSavoy cabbage
3Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
4Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

via Hungarian virág

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvirágflower

Words derived from “kelvirág”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →