Where does “Pálinkáš” come from?

Pálinkáš (Slovak) comes from Hungarian pálinka, from Proto-Slavic pālìti — to burn, to singe.

Ancestry of “Pálinkáš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpálinkabrandy
2Proto-Slavicpālìtito burn, to singe
Every word from Proto-Slavic pālìti →Every word from Hungarian pálinka →
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