Where does “könyvtár” come from?

könyvtár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tár, from Serbo-Croatian tovar, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar — livestock, cattle.

könyvtár (Hungarian): library

Definitions

  1. library

Ancestry of “könyvtár”, step by step

könyvtár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantárstorehouse, repository; cabinet, collection;...
2Serbo-Croatiantovarcargo; burden; load
3Proto-Slavictovarъloading
4Proto-Turkic*tabarlivestock, cattle

via Hungarian könyv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankönyvbook

Words derived from “könyvtár”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabar →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian tovar →