Where does “okra” come from?

okra (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ők, from Hungarian okik — to learn one's lesson.

okra (Hungarian): sublative singular of ok

Definitions

  1. sublative singular of ok

Ancestry of “okra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianőkthey
2Hungarianokikto learn one's lesson
Every word from Hungarian okik →Every word from Hungarian ők →