Where does “vasárnap” come from?

vasárnap (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vásár, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

vasárnap (Hungarian): on Sunday; Sunday

Definitions

  1. on Sunday; Sunday

Ancestry of “vasárnap”, step by step

vasárnap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian vásár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvásárfair, market; sale, bargain
2Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Hungarian nap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannapday; sun; solar

Words derived from “vasárnap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Hungarian vásár →
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