Where does “tár” come from?
tár (Hungarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian tovar, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar — livestock, cattle.
tár (Hungarian): storehouse, repository; cabinet, collection;...
Definitions
- storehouse, repository; cabinet, collection;...
Ancestry of “tár”, step by step
tár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian tovar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | tovar | cargo; burden; load |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tovarъ | loading |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *tabar | livestock, cattle |
via Proto-Turkic *tāŕ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *tāŕ | bald, hairless |