Where does “tákolmányok” come from?
tákolmányok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tákolmány, from Hungarian tákol, from Serbo-Croatian tak, from Italian tacco, from Italian taccone, from Italian tacca, from Frankish takkō, from Proto-Germanic takkô — to rip, tear.
Ancestry of “tákolmányok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tákolmány | patchwork, lash-up, construction a structure, especially a building or furniture, put together without effective equipment and skill |
| 2 | Hungarian | tákol | to knock up to put together hastily or without effective equipment |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | tak | billiard-cue; arc, vault; shoe heel |
| 4 | Italian | tacco | heel; chock; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Italian | taccone | patch; botch; hobnail |
| 6 | Italian | tacca | notch, nick; third-person singular present... |
| 7 | Frankish | takkō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | takkô | spike, thorn, prickle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deǵ- | to rip, tear |