Where does “zsokék” come from?

zsokék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsoké, from English Jockey, from English Jock, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques — heel of the foot; heel.

zsokék (Hungarian): nominative plural of zsoké

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of zsoké

Ancestry of “zsokék”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsokéjockey
2EnglishJockeyOne who rides racehorses competitively
3EnglishJockA Scot
4EnglishJackA placeholder or conventional name for any man,...
5Middle EnglishjakkeA padded coat, especially as light armour
6Anglo-Normanjacke
7Middle Frenchjaque
8Middle Frenchjacques
9Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
10LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
11Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
12Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
13HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
14Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ