Where does “sétapálca” come from?

sétapálca (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian séta, from Hungarian sétál, from Proto-Slavic šętati — to move, to stagger.

sétapálca (Hungarian): walking stick

Definitions

  1. walking stick

Ancestry of “sétapálca”, step by step

sétapálca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian séta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansétawalk
2Hungariansétálto walk, stroll
3Proto-Slavicšętatito move, to stagger

via Hungarian pálca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpálcacane, stick

Words derived from “sétapálca”

Every word from Proto-Slavic šętati →Every word from Hungarian sétál →Every word from Hungarian séta →