Where does “kifon” come from?
kifon (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian főn, from German föhn, from Old High German phonno, from Vulgar Latin faonius, from Latin favōnius, from Latin faveō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰoweh₁ — to notice.
kifon (Hungarian): to unplait, to unbraid
Ancestry of “kifon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | főn | foehn; superessive singular of fő |
| 2 | German | föhn | singular imperative of föhnen; first-person... |
| 3 | Old High German | phonno | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | faonius | — |
| 5 | Latin | favōnius | — |
| 6 | Latin | faveō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰoweh₁ | to notice |