Where does “kikapar” come from?

kikapar (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kapar, from Hungarian kap, from Hungarian körül, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere — circle, ring, hoop, tire.

kikapar (Hungarian): to scratch out, to dig

Definitions

  1. to scratch out, to dig

Ancestry of “kikapar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankaparto scratch
2Hungariankapto get, to receive; to snatch, to grab; to find
3Hungariankörülaround, near; about, around
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickerecircle, ring, hoop, tire
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere →Every word from Hungarian körül →Every word from Hungarian kap →