Where does “sajtkukac” come from?
sajtkukac (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kukac, from Serbo-Croatian kúkac, from Serbo-Croatian kȕka, from Proto-Slavic kuka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-.
sajtkukac (Hungarian): cheese skipper larva of the cheese fly
Definitions
- cheese skipper larva of the cheese fly
Ancestry of “sajtkukac”, step by step
sajtkukac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian kukac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kukac | maggot; at sign, at; willy, wee-wee |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | kúkac | insect |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | kȕka | hook |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kuka | hook; goblin |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kaukāˀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | klHk(ᵂ)-(n)- | — |
via Hungarian sajt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sajt | cheese |