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Where does “becs” come from?

becs (Hungarian) comes from Romanian Viena, from Italian Vienna, from Latin Vindobona, from Gaulish *Windobona.

Ancestry of “becs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianViena—
2ItalianVienna—
3LatinVindobona—
4Gaulish*Windobona—

Words derived from “becs”

  • bécsi szelet
  • bécsiek
  • Bécsben
  • bécsi
Every word from Gaulish *Windobona →