Etymology Explorer › Hungarian

Where does “licsifa” come from?

licsifa (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian licsi, from German Litschi, from Chinese Mandarin 荔枝.

licsifa (Hungarian): lychee

Definitions

  1. lychee

Ancestry of “licsifa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlicsilychee
2GermanLitschilychee , , also spelled litchi or laichi
3Chinese Mandarin荔枝—

Words derived from “licsifa”

  • licsifák
Every word from Chinese Mandarin 荔枝 →