Where does “gyertyát” come from?
gyertyát (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gyertya, from Chuvash ҫурта, from Proto-Turkic *yārtu.
gyertyát (Hungarian): accusative singular of gyertya
Definitions
- accusative singular of gyertya
Ancestry of “gyertyát”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | gyertya | candle; shoulder stand; spark plug |
| 2 | Chuvash | ҫурта | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *yārtu | — |