Where does “levéltár” come from?
levéltár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tár, from Serbo-Croatian tovar, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar.
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Ancestry of “levéltár”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | tár | storehouse, repository; cabinet, collection;... |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | tovar | cargo; burden; load |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tovarъ | loading |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *tabar | — |
Words derived from “levéltár”