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Where does “dobos” come from?

dobos (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian dob, from Proto-Ugric tᴕmpɜ- — to throw down, to strike.

dobos (Hungarian): drummer

Definitions

  1. drummer

Ancestry of “dobos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandobto throw, to cast; to roll; to dump
2Proto-Ugrictᴕmpɜ-to throw down, to strike

Words derived from “dobos”

  • doboš
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