Where does “megtartani” come from?
megtartani (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian megtart, from Hungarian tárt, from Hungarian tár, from Serbo-Croatian tovar, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar.
megtartani (Hungarian): infinitive of megtart
Ancestry of “megtartani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | megtart | to hold, support; to keep; to keep, maintain |
| 2 | Hungarian | tárt | third-person singular indicative past indefinite... |
| 3 | Hungarian | tár | storehouse, repository; cabinet, collection;... |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | tovar | cargo; burden; load |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | tovarъ | loading |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *tabar | — |