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Where does “zsákutca” come from?

zsákutca (Hungarian) comes 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, from Latin saccus — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

zsákutca (Hungarian): dead-end, blind alley, cul-de-sac, impasse;...

Definitions

  1. dead-end, blind alley, cul-de-sac, impasse;...

Ancestry of “zsákutca”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zsákutca”

  • zsákutcák
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