Where does “szemerkél” come from?
szemerkél (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szemel, from Hungarian -él, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.
szemerkél (Hungarian): to drizzle, sprinkle, spit
Definitions
- to drizzle, sprinkle, spit
Ancestry of “szemerkél”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | szemel | to select, pick out, sort out |
| 2 | Hungarian | -él | Added to a verb to form a noun; Added to a verb... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -é- | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 5 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |