Where does “bánat” come from?
bánat (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bán, from Old Hungarian ban.
bánat (Hungarian): repentance, regret; sorrow, grief, distress
Definitions
- repentance, regret; sorrow, grief, distress
Ancestry of “bánat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | bán | to mind, to object to, to be bothered by; to... |
| 2 | Old Hungarian | ban | — |
Words derived from “bánat”