Where does “sucă” come from?

sucă (Romanian) comes from Hungarian szokás, from Hungarian szökik, from Proto-Turkic sēk- — to jump.

sucă (Romanian): whim

Definitions

  1. whim

Ancestry of “sucă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszokáscustom; habit
2Hungarianszökikto hop; to flee
3Proto-Turkicsēk-to jump
Every word from Proto-Turkic sēk-Every word from Hungarian szökikEvery word from Hungarian szokás