Where does “kikötőváros” come from?

kikötőváros (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian város, from Hungarian vár, from Proto-Ugric warɜ- — to guard, wait.

kikötőváros (Hungarian): port city

Definitions

  1. port city

Ancestry of “kikötőváros”, step by step

kikötőváros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian város

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvároscity, town
2Hungarianvárcastle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or...
3Proto-Ugricwarɜ-to guard, wait

via Hungarian kikötő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankikötőpresent participle of kiköt; port
2Hungariankiköt—
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