Where does “sajkacsont” come from?
sajkacsont (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sajka, from Ottoman Turkish شایقه, from Bulgarian ша́йка, from Proto-Slavic čajьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
sajkacsont (Hungarian): scaphoid bone one of the carpal bones of the wrist
Definitions
- scaphoid bone one of the carpal bones of the wrist
Ancestry of “sajkacsont”, step by step
sajkacsont traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian sajka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sajka | a small boat propelled by oars |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | شایقه | a kind of small boat of up to twelve cannons... |
| 3 | Bulgarian | ша́йка | saic |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čajьka | gull |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |
via Hungarian csont
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | csont | bone |