Where does “szobatárs” come from?
szobatárs (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szóba, from Old High German stuba, from Proto-Germanic *stubu.
szobatárs (Hungarian): roommate
Ancestry of “szobatárs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | szóba | illative singular of szó |
| 2 | Old High German | stuba | a heated room; bathroom; step |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *stubu | — |