Where does “zsemlék” come from?
zsemlék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsemle, from Middle High German semele, from Old High German semala, from Latin simila, from Aramaic סְמִידָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯.
zsemlék (Hungarian): nominative plural of zsemle
Definitions
- nominative plural of zsemle
Ancestry of “zsemlék”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | zsemle | bun, roll |
| 2 | Middle High German | semele | fine flour |
| 3 | Old High German | semala | — |
| 4 | Latin | simila | wheat flour; second-person singular present... |
| 5 | Aramaic | סְמִידָא | — |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 | — |