Where does “vadkan” come from?

vadkan (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vád, from Hungarian vádol — to accuse somebody.

vadkan (Hungarian): wild boar

Definitions

  1. wild boar

Ancestry of “vadkan”, step by step

vadkan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian vád

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvádcharge, accusation, allegation; prosecution
2Hungarianvádolto accuse somebody

via Hungarian kán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankánkhan

Words derived from “vadkan

Every word from Hungarian vádolEvery word from Hungarian vád
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