Where does “cserben hagy” come from?

cserben hagy (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hagy, from Proto-Uralic kaďa- — to leave.

cserben hagy (Hungarian): to let down, walk out on, disappoint, leave somebody in the lurch

Definitions

  1. to let down, walk out on, disappoint, leave somebody in the lurch

Ancestry of “cserben hagy”, step by step

cserben hagy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hagy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhagyto let, to allow; to leave; to leave, to bequeath...
2Proto-Uralickaďa-to leave

via Hungarian cser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungariancserTurkey oak; tan; tannin, tanning agent
2LatincerrusTurkey oak
Every word from Proto-Uralic kaďa- →Every word from Hungarian hagy →