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Where does “szervák” come from?

szervák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szerva, from Hungarian szervál, from English serve, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

szervák (Hungarian): nominative plural of szerva

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of szerva

Ancestry of “szervák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszervaserve, service
2Hungarianszerválto serve; serval
3EnglishserveAn act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play...
4Frenchservirto serve; to be used for; to be useful for...
5GermanservierenTo serve ; to wait
6Italianservireto serve; to need; to plate
7Spanishservirto serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help...
8Latinserviō—
9Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
10Proto-Italicserwosguardian
11Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
12Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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