Where does “gomboș” come from?

gomboș (Romanian) comes from Hungarian gombostű, from Hungarian gombos, from Hungarian gömb, from Greek κόμβος, from Ancient Greek κόμβος — roll, band, girth.

gomboș (Romanian): pin

Definitions

  1. pin

Ancestry of “gomboș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangombostűballhead pin, sewing pin, pin a needle without an eye used for fastening
2Hungariangombos
3Hungariangömbsphere
4Greekκόμβοςinterchange, hub, circus; knot; node
5Ancient Greekκόμβοςroll, band, girth
Every word from Ancient Greek κόμβοςEvery word from Greek κόμβοςEvery word from Hungarian gömb