Where does “zsák” come from?

zsák (Hungarian) comes from Middle High German sac, from Old High German sac, from Proto-West Germanic sakku, from Proto-Germanic sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

zsák (Hungarian): bag (smaller), sack (larger)

Definitions

  1. bag (smaller), sack (larger)

Ancestry of “zsák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansac—
2Old High Germansac—
3Proto-West Germanicsakkusack, bag
4Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
5Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
6Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

Words derived from “zsák”

Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκος →Every word from Latin saccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakkuz →