Where does “vagány” come from?

vagány (Hungarian) comes from German Vagant, from French vagant, from French vaguer, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

vagány (Hungarian): tough, rough, ruffianly ready to do things that are usually considered dangerous

Definitions

  1. tough, rough, ruffianly ready to do things that are usually considered dangerous

Ancestry of “vagány”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVagantGoliard
2Frenchvagant—
3Frenchvaguerto wander, to wander aimlessly
4Latinvagaripresent active infinitive of vagor; to wander,...
5Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
6Proto-Italicwagos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—

Words derived from “vagány”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →