Where does “kincstár” come from?
kincstár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tár, from Serbo-Croatian tovar, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar — livestock, cattle.
kincstár (Hungarian): treasury
Ancestry of “kincstár”, step by step
kincstár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian tár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tár | storehouse, repository; cabinet, collection;... |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | tovar | cargo; burden; load |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tovarъ | loading |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *tabar | livestock, cattle |
via Hungarian kincs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kincs | treasure |
| 2 | Persian | گنج | treasure; store; granary |
| 3 | Pahlavi | ganǰ | — |
| 4 | Old Median | ganzah | treasure |
Words derived from “kincstár”