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Where does “csárdás” come from?

csárdás (English) comes from Hungarian csárdás, from Hungarian csárda, from Ottoman Turkish چارطاق, from Persian چارتاق, from Persian طاق, from Arabic طاق, from Middle Iranian tāk.

csárdás (English): Alternative spelling of csardas

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of csardas

Ancestry of “csárdás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsárdásczardas, csardas
2Hungariancsárdatavern
3Ottoman Turkishچارطاقarbour, summerhouse
4PersianچارتاقAlternative spelling of چارطاق; four-arch
5Persianطاقvault; arch
6Arabicطاقto bear; arch
7Middle Iraniantāk—
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