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Where does “tárgyak” come from?

tárgyak (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tárgy, from Old French targe, from Frankish targa, from Old Norse targa, from Proto-Germanic targǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰōrgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.

tárgyak (Hungarian): nominative plural of tárgy

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of tárgy

Ancestry of “tárgyak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantárgyobject, thing; topic, subject, matter, theme;...
2Old Frenchtargebuckler
3Frankishtargabuckler; shield
4Old Norsetargatarget, small round shield
5Proto-Germanictargǭedge, rim, border
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰōrgʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run
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