Where does “börtönben” come from?

börtönben (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian börtön, from Hungarian börtönház — prison, the house of the prison guard.

börtönben (Hungarian): inessive singular of börtön

Definitions

  1. inessive singular of börtön

Ancestry of “börtönben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbörtönprison; confinement, imprisonment
2Hungarianbörtönházprison, the house of the prison guard
Every word from Hungarian börtönház →Every word from Hungarian börtön →
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