Where does “Hajdúböszörmény” come from?
Hajdúböszörmény (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hajdú, from Hungarian hajtó, from Hungarian hajt, from Proto-Ugric kajɜ- — to bend, stoop; to chase, hunt, stalk, shoot.
Ancestry of “Hajdúböszörmény”, step by step
Hajdúböszörmény traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian hajdú
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | hajdú | armed cattle drover; hajduk; liveried attendant |
| 2 | Hungarian | hajtó | driving a vehicle or machine |
| 3 | Hungarian | hajt | to fold, to bend; to herd, to drive; to move, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Ugric | kajɜ- | to bend, stoop; to chase, hunt, stalk, shoot |
via Hungarian böszörmény
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | böszörmény | Muslim the name for the Muslims who lived in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 10–13th centuries; originally was used only for the people that arrived from |