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Where does “kerek perec” come from?

kerek perec (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian perec, from German brēzel, from Middle High German brēzel, from Old High German breztella, from Latin bracchiatus, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς — short.

kerek perec (Hungarian): point blank, straight from the shoulder, flat...

Definitions

  1. point blank, straight from the shoulder, flat...

Ancestry of “kerek perec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianperecpretzel; bracelet, anklet
2Germanbrēzel—
3Middle High Germanbrēzel—
4Old High Germanbreztella—
5Latinbracchiatushave branches like arms
6Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
7Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
8Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
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