Where does “zsebkendő” come from?
zsebkendő (Hungarian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás — to live.
zsebkendő (Hungarian): handkerchief
Definitions
- handkerchief
Ancestry of “zsebkendő”, step by step
zsebkendő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian zseb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | zseb | |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | جیب | |
| 3 | Classical Persian | جیب | — |
| 4 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 6 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Hungarian kendő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kendő | cloth; kerchief; shawl |
| 2 | Hungarian | kend | you; second-person singular subjunctive present... |
| 3 | Hungarian | kelmed | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | kegyelmed | a polite term of address to a person of higher ranking |
| 5 | Hungarian | kegyelem | mercy, grace, pardon |
| 6 | Hungarian | -ed | your; Used to form the definite second-person... |
| 7 | Hungarian | -é- | — |
| 8 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 9 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |