Where does “pézsmatök” come from?

pézsmatök (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tök, from Proto-Slavic tyky — pumpkin, gourd.

pézsmatök (Hungarian): butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata)

Definitions

  1. butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata)

Ancestry of “pézsmatök”, step by step

pézsmatök traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantöksquash, pumpkin, vegetable marrow; bells;...
2Proto-Slavictykypumpkin, gourd

via Hungarian pézsma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpézsma—

Words derived from “pézsmatök”

Every word from Proto-Slavic tyky →Every word from Hungarian tök →
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