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Where does “várat” come from?

várat (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vár, from Proto-Ugric warɜ- — to guard, wait.

várat (Hungarian): to keep someone waiting, to make someone wait;...

Definitions

  1. to keep someone waiting, to make someone wait;...

Ancestry of “várat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvárcastle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or...
2Proto-Ugricwarɜ-to guard, wait
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