Where does “svábtök” come from?

svábtök (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tök, from Proto-Slavic tyky — pumpkin, gourd.

svábtök (Hungarian): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “svábtök”, step by step

svábtök traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantöksquash, pumpkin, vegetable marrow; bells;...
2Proto-Slavictykypumpkin, gourd

via Hungarian sváb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungariansvábSwabian
2Germanschwabea (male) Swabian person
Every word from Proto-Slavic tyky →Every word from Hungarian tök →