Where does “szelídgesztenyék” come from?
szelídgesztenyék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szelídgesztenye, from Hungarian gesztenye, from German Kastanie, from Italian castagna, from Spanish castaña, from Russian кашта́н, from Polish kasztan, from Latin castanea — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.
Ancestry of “szelídgesztenyék”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szelídgesztenye | sweet chestnut |
| 2 | Hungarian | gesztenye | chestnut |
| 3 | German | Kastanie | chestnut, tree of genus "Castanea"; chestnut, nut... |
| 4 | Italian | castagna | chestnut |
| 5 | Spanish | castaña | chestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon |
| 6 | Russian | кашта́н | chestnut |
| 7 | Polish | kasztan | chestnut tree, tree of genus "Castanea";... |
| 8 | Latin | castanea | a chestnut tree; a chestnut |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καστάνεια | Alternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ | sweet chestnuts; chestnut |