Where does “tankcsapda” come from?
tankcsapda (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csapda, from Hungarian csap, from German Zapfen, from Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- — to share, divide.
tankcsapda (Hungarian): tank trap anything placed to impede the movement of tanks, such as caltrops, mines, or depressions in the ground
Definitions
- tank trap anything placed to impede the movement of tanks, such as caltrops, mines, or depressions in the ground
Ancestry of “tankcsapda”, step by step
tankcsapda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian csapda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | csapda | trap; trap, snare, setup, trick |
| 2 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 3 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 6 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via Hungarian tank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tank | tank; tank, fuel tank; tank, armoured fighting... |
| 2 | English | tank | A closed container for liquids or gases; An open... |
| 3 | Portuguese | tanque | tank; cistern; a sink used for laundry |
| 4 | Gujarati | ટાંકી | cistern, underwater water reservour |
| 5 | Prakrit | 𑀝𑀁𑀓 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | टङ्क | fruit of {{taxlink|Feronia elephantum|species}};... |