Where does “puskapor” come from?
puskapor (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian puska, from Czech puška, from Old Czech puška, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς — box tree; boxwood.
puskapor (Hungarian): gunpowder an explosive mixture
Definitions
- gunpowder an explosive mixture
Ancestry of “puskapor”, step by step
puskapor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian puska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | puska | rifle, gun; cheat sheet |
| 2 | Czech | puška | rifle; gun |
| 3 | Old Czech | puška | vessel, small box |
| 4 | Old High German | buhsa | box |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *buhsā | — |
| 6 | Latin | buxis | a box |
| 7 | Latin | pyxis | A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πυξίς | box made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πύξος | box tree; boxwood |
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 |