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Where does “tűrhetetlen” come from?

tűrhetetlen (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tűr, from Proto-Turkic döŕ- — to bear, endure, suffer.

tűrhetetlen (Hungarian): intolerable

Definitions

  1. intolerable

Ancestry of “tűrhetetlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantűrto endure, tolerate; to crumple, roll, roll up,...
2Proto-Turkicdöŕ-to bear, endure, suffer
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