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
- point blank, straight from the shoulder, flat...
Ancestry of “kerek perec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | perec | pretzel; bracelet, anklet |
| 2 | German | brēzel | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | brēzel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | breztella | — |
| 5 | Latin | bracchiatus | have branches like arms |
| 6 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |