Where does “macis” come from?

macis (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian maci, from Hungarian mackó, from Slovak Macko.

macis (Hungarian): bearlike, teddy bear-like, sturdy, burly chiefly as an attribute of physique

Definitions

  1. bearlike, teddy bear-like, sturdy, burly chiefly as an attribute of physique

Ancestry of “macis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmacibear, bear cub; teddy bear
2Hungarianmackóbear, bear cub; teddy bear; safe, peter
3SlovakMacko—
Every word from Slovak Macko →Every word from Hungarian mackó →Every word from Hungarian maci →
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