Where does “smokk” come from?

smokk (Hungarian) comes from German Schmock, from Yiddish שמאָק, from Old Polish smok — dragon.

smokk (Hungarian): priggish; prig

Definitions

  1. priggish; prig

Ancestry of “smokk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmockhack journalist
2Yiddishשמאָקidiot; dick; dupe
3Old Polishsmokdragon

Words derived from “smokk”

Every word from Old Polish smok →Every word from Yiddish שמאָק →Every word from German Schmock →
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