Where does “bocsánatot kér” come from?

bocsánatot kér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bocsánat, from Hungarian bocsánik, from Proto-Turkic boĺ — free; empty.

bocsánatot kér (Hungarian): to apologize (to someone: for something)

Definitions

  1. to apologize (to someone: for something)

Ancestry of “bocsánatot kér”, step by step

bocsánatot kér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian bocsánat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbocsánatsorry, pardon; pardon, forgiveness
2Hungarianbocsánik—
3Proto-Turkicboĺfree; empty

via Hungarian kér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankérto ask, to make a request; would like to have
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickerä-to request
Every word from Proto-Turkic boĺ →Every word from Hungarian bocsánik →Every word from Hungarian bocsánat →