Where does “Derzs” come from?

Derzs (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Slavic dьržati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “Derzs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “Derzs

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-Every word from Proto-Slavic dьržati
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