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Where does “becses” come from?

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

becses (Hungarian): precious, valuable

Definitions

  1. precious, valuable

Ancestry of “becses”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianBécs—
2RomanianViena—
3ItalianVienna—
4LatinVindobona—
5Gaulish*Windobona—

Words derived from “becses”

  • becsesebb
  • legbecsesebb
Every word from Gaulish *Windobona →