Where does “vértanú” come from?

vértanú (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vér, from Proto-Uralic wëre — peak.

vértanú (Hungarian): martyr

Definitions

  1. martyr

Ancestry of “vértanú”, step by step

vértanú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian vér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvérblood
2Proto-Uralicwërepeak

via Hungarian tanú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantanúwitness

Words derived from “vértanú

Every word from Proto-Uralic wëreEvery word from Hungarian vér