Where does “leveskocka” come from?
leveskocka (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian leves, from Hungarian lesz, from Proto-Finno-Ugric le- — to become; to be, exist, will be, live.
leveskocka (Hungarian): bouillon cube, stock cube, broth cube a small cube, consisting of dry ingredients, which can be dissolved to make a broth or soup stock
Definitions
- bouillon cube, stock cube, broth cube a small cube, consisting of dry ingredients, which can be dissolved to make a broth or soup stock
Ancestry of “leveskocka”, step by step
leveskocka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian leves
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | leves | soup |
| 2 | Hungarian | lesz | will be; must be, have to be; to become, come... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | le- | to become; to be, exist, will be, live |
via Hungarian kocka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kocka | cube; block, cube; die, dice |