Where does “pálmaolaj” come from?

pálmaolaj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pálma, from Latin Palma, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pálmaolaj (Hungarian): palm oil

Definitions

  1. palm oil

Ancestry of “pálmaolaj”, step by step

pálmaolaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian pálma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpálmapalm, palm tree; palm
2LatinPalmapalm of the hand, hand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Hungarian olaj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianolajoil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m-