Where does “zsebórák” come from?
zsebórák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsebóra, from Hungarian zseb, from Ottoman Turkish جیب, from Classical Persian جیب, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás — to live.
zsebórák (Hungarian): nominative plural of zsebóra
Definitions
- nominative plural of zsebóra
Ancestry of “zsebórák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | zsebóra | pocket watch |
| 2 | Hungarian | zseb | pocket |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | جیب | pocket |
| 4 | Classical Persian | جیب | — |
| 5 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 7 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |