Where does “közkönyvtár” come from?

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

közkönyvtár (Hungarian): public library

Definitions

  1. public library

Ancestry of “közkönyvtár”, step by step

közkönyvtár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian könyvtár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankönyvtárlibrary
2Hungariantárstorehouse, repository; cabinet, collection;...
3Serbo-Croatiantovarcargo; burden; load
4Proto-Slavictovarъloading
5Proto-Turkic*tabarlivestock, cattle

via Hungarian köz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianköz"a gap in space or time between two other parts";...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*küti—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabar →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian tovar →