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Where does “zsákutcák” come from?

zsákutcák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsákutca, from German Sackgasse, from English Sack, from Middle English sak, from Old English sacc, from Old English sæcc, from Proto-West Germanic sakku, from Proto-Germanic sakkuz — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

zsákutcák (Hungarian): nominative plural of zsákutca

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of zsákutca

Ancestry of “zsákutcák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsákutcadead-end, blind alley, cul-de-sac, impasse;...
2GermanSackgassedead-end street; cul-de-sac; dead end; impasse
3EnglishSacksack
4Middle Englishsakbag, sackcloth
5Old Englishsaccsack, bag
6Old Englishsæccbattle, strife, fighting
7Proto-West Germanicsakku—
8Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
9Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
10Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
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