Where does “pórul jár” come from?
pórul jár (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pór, from Bavarian paur, from German bauen, from Middle High German būwen, from Old High German būan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
pórul jár (Hungarian): to come to grief
Ancestry of “pórul jár”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | pór | peasant |
| 2 | Bavarian | paur | farmer |
| 3 | German | bauen | to build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely |
| 4 | Middle High German | būwen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | būan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |