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Where does “Kolozsvár” come from?
Kolozsvár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vár, from Proto-Ugric warɜ- — to guard, wait.
Ancestry of “Kolozsvár”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Hungarian
vár
castle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or...
2
Proto-Ugric
warɜ-
to guard, wait
Words derived from “Kolozsvár”
kolozsvári
Kolozsvárt
Kolozsvárott
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