Where does “zoknikat” come from?
zoknikat (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zokni, from Swedish socken, from Middle High German soc, from Old High German soc, from Proto-West Germanic *sokk, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.
zoknikat (Hungarian): accusative plural of zokni
Definitions
- accusative plural of zokni
Ancestry of “zoknikat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | zokni | sock |
| 2 | Swedish | socken | a parish, a municipality; the geographic area of... |
| 3 | Middle High German | soc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | soc | sock |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sokk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sukkaz | light footwear; sock |
| 7 | Latin | soccus | slipper; comedy |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σύκχος | a kind of shoe |