Where does “macskajaj” come from?

macskajaj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian macska, from Proto-Slavic mačьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

macskajaj (Hungarian): hangover

Definitions

  1. hangover

Ancestry of “macskajaj”, step by step

macskajaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian macska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmacskacat
2Proto-Slavicmačьkacat
3Proto-Slavic-ьka
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂

via Hungarian jaj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjajoh, ah, ow, ouch; alas; how
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьkaEvery word from Proto-Slavic mačьka