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Where does “piskóta” come from?

piskóta (Hungarian) comes from German Biskotte, from Italian biscotto, from Latin biscoctus, from Latin cōctus, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

Ancestry of “piskóta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBiskotte—
2Italianbiscottobiscuit, cookie; tactical play between two people...
3Latinbiscoctusbread, loaf; hardtack
4Latincōctus—
5Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
6Latincōgō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “piskóta”

  • babapiskóta
  • babapiskóták
  • pișcot
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