Where does “Kozárvár” come from?
Kozárvár (Hungarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kožar, from Polish Koza, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
Ancestry of “Kozárvár”, step by step
Kozárvár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian kožar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | kožar | skinner, tanner, currier |
| 2 | Polish | Koza | goat |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | koža | skin; leather |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |
via Hungarian vár
| 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 “Kozárvár”