Where does “sáncárok” come from?
sáncárok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian árok, from Turkish arık, from Ottoman Turkish آرق, from English Arik, from Armenian առիք, from Old Armenian առիք, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁t- — post, beam, pole.
sáncárok (Hungarian): trench, ditch, moat, fosse
Definitions
- trench, ditch, moat, fosse
Ancestry of “sáncárok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | árok | ditch |
| 2 | Turkish | arık | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | آرق | — |
| 4 | English | Arik | — |
| 5 | Armenian | առիք | ceiling |
| 6 | Old Armenian | առիք | ceiling |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁t- | post, beam, pole |