Where does “ceruzatartók” come from?
ceruzatartók (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ceruzatartó, from Hungarian tartó, from Hungarian tárt, from Hungarian tár, from Serbo-Croatian tovar, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar — livestock, cattle.
Ancestry of “ceruzatartók”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ceruzatartó | pencil case, pencil box |
| 2 | Hungarian | tartó | present participle of tart; holding, keeping;... |
| 3 | Hungarian | tárt | third-person singular indicative past indefinite... |
| 4 | Hungarian | tár | storehouse, repository; cabinet, collection;... |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | tovar | cargo; burden; load |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | tovarъ | loading |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *tabar | livestock, cattle |