Where does “párducmacska” come from?

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

párducmacska (Hungarian): ocelot

Definitions

  1. ocelot

Ancestry of “párducmacska”, step by step

párducmacska 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 párduc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpárducpanther
2Latinparduspard: a male leopard; other mottled or spotted...
3Ancient Greekπάρδοςpanther; male panther; pard, male leopard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic mačьka →