Where does “bánat” come from?

bánat (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bán, from Old Hungarian ban.

bánat (Hungarian): repentance, regret; sorrow, grief, distress

Definitions

  1. repentance, regret; sorrow, grief, distress

Ancestry of “bánat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbánto mind, to object to, to be bothered by; to...
2Old Hungarianban—

Words derived from “bánat”

Every word from Old Hungarian ban →Every word from Hungarian bán →