Where does “városháza” come from?
városháza (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian város, from Hungarian vár, from Proto-Ugric warɜ- — to guard, wait.
városháza (Hungarian): city hall, town hall
Ancestry of “városháza”, step by step
városháza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian város
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | város | city, town |
| 2 | Hungarian | vár | castle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or... |
| 3 | Proto-Ugric | warɜ- | to guard, wait |
via Hungarian háza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | háza | third-person singular single-possession... |
| 2 | Hungarian | -á | Used to form the third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -i | — |