Where does “porcukor” come from?
porcukor (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pór, from Bavarian paur, from German bauen, from Middle High German būwen, from Old High German būan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
porcukor (Hungarian): icing sugar UK, confectioners' sugar, powdered sugar US
Definitions
- icing sugar UK, confectioners' sugar, powdered sugar US
Ancestry of “porcukor”, step by step
porcukor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian pór
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | pór | peasant |
| 2 | Bavarian | paur | farmer |
| 3 | German | bauen | to build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely |
| 4 | Middle High German | būwen | to build |
| 5 | Old High German | būan | to build |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |