Where does “kifli” come from?

kifli (Hungarian) comes from German Kipfel, from German Kipf, from Old High German kipfa, from Proto-Germanic kippaz, from Latin cippus — stake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...

kifli (Hungarian): A traditional Hungarian yeast roll made into a crescent shape

Definitions

  1. A traditional Hungarian yeast roll made into a crescent shape

Ancestry of “kifli”, step by step

kifli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kipfel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKipfelAlternative spelling of Kipfl; croissant
2GermanKipfwagon post
3Old High Germankipfaaxle; stave
4Proto-Germanickippaz—
5Latincippusstake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...

via German Kipfl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKipflcroissant
2Middle High Germankipfe—

Words derived from “kifli”

Every word from Latin cippus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kippaz →Every word from Old High German kipfa →