Where does “hadúr” come from?

hadúr (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian úr, from Proto-Turkic ūŕ, from Proto-Turkic u- — to be able, be capable.

hadúr (Hungarian): warlord

Definitions

  1. warlord

Ancestry of “hadúr”, step by step

hadúr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian úr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianúrlord; master; gentleman
2Proto-Turkicūŕmaster, craftsman
3Proto-Turkicu-to be able, be capable

via Hungarian had

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhadarmy
Every word from Proto-Turkic u- →Every word from Proto-Turkic ūŕ →Every word from Hungarian úr →