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Where does “becsvágy” come from?

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

becsvágy (Hungarian): ambition

Definitions

  1. ambition

Ancestry of “becsvágy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianBécs—
2RomanianViena—
3ItalianVienna—
4LatinVindobona—
5Gaulish*Windobona—
Every word from Gaulish *Windobona →