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Where does “megbocsát” come from?

megbocsát (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bocsát, from Hungarian bocs, from Hungarian bocsánat, from Hungarian bocsánik, from Proto-Turkic boĺ — free; empty.

megbocsát (Hungarian): to forgive; to forgive, excuse, sorry

Definitions

  1. to forgive; to forgive, excuse, sorry

Ancestry of “megbocsát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbocsátto let go or pass, to admit to some place; to...
2Hungarianbocsbear cub; apols, soz
3Hungarianbocsánatsorry, pardon; pardon, forgiveness
4Hungarianbocsánik—
5Proto-Turkicboĺfree; empty
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