Where does “chiflă” come from?

chiflă (Romanian) comes from Hungarian kifli, from German Kipfel, from German Kipf, from Old High German kipfa, from Proto-Germanic kippaz, from Latin cippus — stake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...

chiflă (Romanian): bread roll, bun

Definitions

  1. bread roll, bun

Ancestry of “chiflă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungariankifliA traditional Hungarian yeast roll made into a crescent shape
2GermanKipfelAlternative spelling of Kipfl; croissant
3GermanKipfwagon post
4Old High Germankipfaaxle; stave
5Proto-Germanickippaz—
6Latincippusstake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...
Every word from Latin cippus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kippaz →Every word from Old High German kipfa →