Where does “kiköpött” come from?
kiköpött (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kiköp, from Hungarian köp, from Hungarian -köd, from Hungarian -k, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.
kiköpött (Hungarian): such that is a spitting image, carbon copy or lookalike of someone, a dead ringer for someone one’s ancestor or a stranger
Definitions
- such that is a spitting image, carbon copy or lookalike of someone, a dead ringer for someone one’s ancestor or a stranger
Ancestry of “kiköpött”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kiköp | to spit out |
| 2 | Hungarian | köp | to spit; to squeak, squeal, rat |
| 3 | Hungarian | -köd | Added to a monosyllabic verb to form a new verb expressing repetitive action. No longer productive |
| 4 | Hungarian | -k | -s, -es; Denotes the first-person singular... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -ö- | linking vowel |
| 6 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 7 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |