Where does “börtönőr” come from?

börtönőr (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian őr, from Hungarian őriz, from Hungarian -kedik — Added to a noun or adjective to form a verb. Most...

börtönőr (Hungarian): prison guard

Definitions

  1. prison guard

Ancestry of “börtönőr”, step by step

börtönőr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian őr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianőrguard, watchman, keeper; guardian, protector;...
2Hungarianőrizto guard, herd, watch, keep safe
3Hungarian-kedikAdded to a noun or adjective to form a verb. Most...

via Hungarian börtön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbörtönprison; confinement, imprisonment
2Hungarianbörtönházprison, the house of the prison guard
Every word from Hungarian -kedikEvery word from Hungarian őrizEvery word from Hungarian őr