Where does “macskakő” come from?

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

macskakő (Hungarian): cobblestone

Definitions

  1. cobblestone

Ancestry of “macskakő”, step by step

macskakő 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 kő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankőstone; Alternative form of kell
2Proto-Uralickiwerock, stone

Words derived from “macskakő”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic mačьka →