Where does “rákkutatás” come from?

rákkutatás (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kutatás, from Hungarian kutat, from Hungarian kút, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

rákkutatás (Hungarian): cancer research

Definitions

  1. cancer research

Ancestry of “rákkutatás”, step by step

rákkutatás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kutatás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankutatássearching, investigation; research
2Hungariankutatto investigate; to seek, to search for;...
3Hungariankútwell; pump, fountain; filling station
4Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
5Latincattusa cat
6Latincattaa cat

via Hungarian Rák

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianRákCancer
2Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →