Where does “Városliget” come from?
Városliget (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian város, from Hungarian vár, from Proto-Ugric warɜ- — to guard, wait.
Városliget (Hungarian): located in district XIV (Zugló) of Pest, covering 1.2 sq km (300 acres, approx. one third of Central Park)
Definitions
- located in district XIV (Zugló) of Pest, covering 1.2 sq km (300 acres, approx. one third of Central Park)
Ancestry of “Városliget”, step by step
Városliget traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian város
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | város | city, town |
| 2 | Hungarian | vár | castle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or... |
| 3 | Proto-Ugric | warɜ- | to guard, wait |
via Hungarian liget
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | liget | grove a medium-sized collection of trees, park in the most common English translation of Városliget and Népliget |