Where does “szökőkút” come from?

szökőkút (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kút, from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

szökőkút (Hungarian): fountain an artificial water feature consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure

Definitions

  1. fountain an artificial water feature consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure

Ancestry of “szökőkút”, step by step

szökőkút traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kút

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankútwell; pump, fountain; filling station
2Proto-Slavickǫtъcorner
3Latincattusa cat
4Latincattaa cat

via Hungarian szökő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszökőpresent participle of szökik; fleeing, running...
2Hungarianszökikto hop; to flee
3Proto-Turkicsēk-to jump
Every word from Latin catta →Every word from Latin cattus →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫtъ →