Where does “krokodilkönnyek” come from?
krokodilkönnyek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian krokodilkönny, from Hungarian krokodil, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος, from Ancient Greek κρόκη, from Ancient Greek κρέκω, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.
krokodilkönnyek (Hungarian): nominative plural of krokodilkönny
Definitions
- nominative plural of krokodilkönny
Ancestry of “krokodilkönnyek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | krokodilkönny | crocodile tear |
| 2 | Hungarian | krokodil | crocodile |
| 3 | Latin | crocodīlus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κροκόδειλος | lizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρόκη | thread which is passed between the threads of the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρέκω | to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kreḱ- | to weave |