Where does “bagolyvár” come from?

bagolyvár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vár, from Proto-Ugric warɜ- — to guard, wait.

bagolyvár (Hungarian): owlery; owl-haunted castle ruins

Definitions

  1. owlery; owl-haunted castle ruins

Ancestry of “bagolyvár”, step by step

bagolyvár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian vár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvárcastle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or...
2Proto-Ugricwarɜ-to guard, wait

via Hungarian bagoly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbagolyowl

Words derived from “bagolyvár”

Every word from Proto-Ugric warɜ- →Every word from Hungarian vár →