Where does “porcukrok” come from?
porcukrok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian porcukor, 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 — to become, grow, appear.
porcukrok (Hungarian): nominative plural of porcukor
Definitions
- nominative plural of porcukor
Ancestry of “porcukrok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | porcukor | icing sugar UK, confectioners' sugar, powdered sugar US |
| 2 | Hungarian | pór | peasant |
| 3 | Bavarian | paur | farmer |
| 4 | German | bauen | to build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely |
| 5 | Middle High German | būwen | to build |
| 6 | Old High German | būan | to build |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |