Where does “tökfilkó” come from?
tökfilkó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian filkó, from Slovak filko, from French pamphile, from Ancient Greek Πάμφιλος, from Ancient Greek πᾰν-, from Ancient Greek πᾶς, from Proto-Hellenic *pánts.
tökfilkó (Hungarian): dolt, blockhead
Ancestry of “tökfilkó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | filkó | dolt, blockhead; jack, knave |
| 2 | Slovak | filko | blockhead, jack |
| 3 | French | pamphile | jack of clubs |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Πάμφιλος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πᾰν- | every; all, every |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πᾶς | all, every, each; whole |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *pánts | — |