Where does “sajkacsontok” come from?
sajkacsontok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sajkacsont, 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.
Ancestry of “sajkacsontok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sajkacsont | scaphoid bone one of the carpal bones of the wrist |
| 2 | Hungarian | sajka | a small boat propelled by oars |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | شایقه | a kind of small boat of up to twelve cannons... |
| 4 | Bulgarian | ша́йка | saic |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | čajьka | gull |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |