Where does “kukoricakeményítő” come from?

kukoricakeményítő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kukorica, from Serbo-Croatian kukuruz, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

kukoricakeményítő (Hungarian): cornstarch

Definitions

  1. cornstarch

Ancestry of “kukoricakeményítő”, step by step

kukoricakeményítő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kukorica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankukoricamaize, corn
2Serbo-Croatiankukuruzcorn; maize
3Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Hungarian keményítő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankeményítőpresent participle of keményít; starch
2Hungarian-ing. Added to a verb to form the present...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-Every word from Latin cucullus
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