Where does “kertváros” come from?
kertváros (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian város, from Hungarian vár, from Proto-Ugric warɜ- — to guard, wait.
kertváros (Hungarian): residential area, suburb
Ancestry of “kertváros”, step by step
kertváros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian város
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | város | city, town |
| 2 | Hungarian | vár | castle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or... |
| 3 | Proto-Ugric | warɜ- | to guard, wait |
via Hungarian kért
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kért | third-person singular indicative past indefinite... |
| 2 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -tt | — |