Where does “zsepijeik” come from?
zsepijeik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsepi, from Hungarian zsebkendő, from Hungarian zseb, from Ottoman Turkish جیب, from Classical Persian جیب, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव — to live.
Ancestry of “zsepijeik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | zsepi | hanky, handkerchief |
| 2 | Hungarian | zsebkendő | handkerchief |
| 3 | Hungarian | zseb | |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | جیب | |
| 5 | Classical Persian | جیب | — |
| 6 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 8 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |