Where does “kiesnek” come from?
kiesnek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kiesik, from Hungarian esik, from Ottoman Turkish اشیك, from Proto-Turkic ēĺü-k — door.
Ancestry of “kiesnek”, step by step
kiesnek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian kiesik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kiesik | to fall out; to drop out |
| 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 kies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kies | picturesque, scenic; remote, distant, far-off,... |