Where does “olajkút” come from?

olajkút (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kút, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

olajkút (Hungarian): oil well

Definitions

  1. oil well

Ancestry of “olajkút”, step by step

olajkút traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankútwell; pump, fountain; filling station
2Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat

via Hungarian olaj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianolajoil

Words derived from “olajkút

Every word from Latin cattaEvery word from Latin cattusEvery word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ