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Where does “ravasz” come from?

ravasz (Hungarian) comes from Old Hungarian ruoz, from Old Hungarian rowasə.

ravasz (Hungarian): sly, cunning, artful, wily; fox; trigger

Definitions

  1. sly, cunning, artful, wily; fox; trigger

Ancestry of “ravasz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Hungarianruoz—
2Old Hungarianrowasə—

Words derived from “ravasz”

  • ravaszok
  • ravaszkodik
  • ravaszkodás
Every word from Old Hungarian rowasə →