Where does “karbantartások” come from?
karbantartások (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian karbantartás, from Hungarian karbantart, from Hungarian kárban, from Hungarian kár, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
Ancestry of “karbantartások”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | karbantartás | maintenance, servicing |
| 2 | Hungarian | karbantart | to maintain, service |
| 3 | Hungarian | kárban | inessive singular of kár |
| 4 | Hungarian | kár | damage; shame, pity; caw |
| 5 | Latin | chorus | chorus (all forms); a performance with dancing and singing; a troop or band of dancers and singers; performers |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χορός | dance ring, round dance; dance accompanied by... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |