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

Definitions

  1. dolt, blockhead

Ancestry of “tökfilkó”, step by step

tökfilkó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian filkó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfilkódolt, blockhead; jack, knave
2Slovakfilkoblockhead, jack
3Frenchpamphilejack of clubs
4Ancient GreekΠάμφιλοςPamphilus
5Ancient Greekπᾰν-every; all, every
6Ancient Greekπᾶςall, every, each; whole
7Proto-Hellenic*pánts—

via Hungarian tök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantöksquash, pumpkin, vegetable marrow; bells;...
2Proto-Slavictykypumpkin, gourd
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pánts →Every word from Ancient Greek πᾶς →Every word from Ancient Greek πᾰν- →