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Where does “varázs” come from?

varázs (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian varázsol, from Proto-Slavic vȏrgъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

varázs (Hungarian): magic; enchantment, spell

Definitions

  1. magic; enchantment, spell

Ancestry of “varázs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvarázsolto practice magic, do things by magic; to change...
2Proto-Slavicvȏrgъ—
3Proto-Slavicverťito roll, turn; to throw, cast
4Latinvertereinflection of vertō: ## third-person plural...
5LatinvertoI turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse
6Proto-Italicwertō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “varázs”

  • varázsszőnyeg
  • varázsos
  • varázsok
  • varázsige
  • varázspálca
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