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

  1. nominative plural of zsemle

Ancestry of “zsemlék”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsemlebun, roll
2Middle High Germansemelefine flour
3Old High Germansemala—
4Latinsimilawheat flour; second-person singular present...
5Aramaicסְמִידָא—
6Akkadian𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯—
Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 →Every word from Aramaic סְמִידָא →Every word from Latin simila →