Where does “macskamenta” come from?

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

macskamenta (Hungarian): catnip, nepeta any plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. catnip, nepeta any plant of the genus

Ancestry of “macskamenta”, step by step

macskamenta 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 menta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmentamint
2Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
3Ancient GreekΜίνθηmint (Mentha viridis)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic mačьka →