Where does “kísértetváros” come from?

kísértetváros (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kísértet, from Hungarian -et, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

kísértetváros (Hungarian): ghost town

Definitions

  1. ghost town

Ancestry of “kísértetváros”, step by step

kísértetváros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kísértet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankísértetghost; causative of kísér: to make/have someone...
2Hungarian-etAdded to a verb to form a verb with a meaning of...
3Hungarian-é-
4Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
5Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

via Hungarian város

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvároscity, town
2Hungarianvárcastle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or...
3Proto-Ugricwarɜ-to guard, wait
Every word from Middle Welsh -ntEvery word from Hungarian -etEvery word from Hungarian -d