Where does “tálcák” come from?
tálcák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tálca, from Italian tazza, from Medieval Latin tassa, from Arabic طَاس, from Persian تست, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test — to stand.
Ancestry of “tálcák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tálca | tray |
| 2 | Italian | tazza | cup, mug; toilet bowl |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | tassa | — |
| 4 | Arabic | طَاس | bowl, basin; bowl, cup |
| 5 | Persian | تست | test |
| 6 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 7 | German | testen | to test |
| 8 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 9 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 10 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 11 | Old French | teste | head |
| 12 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 13 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 14 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |