Where does “testtartás” come from?

testtartás (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tartás, from Hungarian tárt, from Hungarian tár, from Serbo-Croatian tovar, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar — livestock, cattle.

testtartás (Hungarian): posture, stance, poise, carriage, attitude the way a person holds and positions their body

Definitions

  1. posture, stance, poise, carriage, attitude the way a person holds and positions their body

Ancestry of “testtartás”, step by step

testtartás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tartás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantartáskeeping, holding; poise; backbone, attitude
2Hungariantártthird-person singular indicative past indefinite...
3Hungariantárstorehouse, repository; cabinet, collection;...
4Serbo-Croatiantovarcargo; burden; load
5Proto-Slavictovarъloading
6Proto-Turkic*tabarlivestock, cattle

via Hungarian test

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantestbody; solid; field
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabarEvery word from Proto-Slavic tovarъEvery word from Serbo-Croatian tovar