Where does “smokkabb” come from?

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

Ancestry of “smokkabb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansmokkpriggish; prig
2GermanSchmockhack journalist
3Yiddishשמאָקidiot; dick; dupe
4Old Polishsmokdragon

Words derived from “smokkabb”

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