Where does “kitartóbb” come from?
kitartóbb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kitartó, from Hungarian kitart, from Hungarian tárt, from Hungarian tár, from Serbo-Croatian tovar, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar — livestock, cattle.
Ancestry of “kitartóbb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kitartó | present participle of kitart; enduring,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | kitart | to hold out; to keep; to be persistent, to hold... |
| 3 | Hungarian | tárt | third-person singular indicative past indefinite... |
| 4 | Hungarian | tár | storehouse, repository; cabinet, collection;... |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | tovar | cargo; burden; load |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | tovarъ | loading |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *tabar | livestock, cattle |