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
Ancestry of “vasárnap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | vásár | fair, market; sale, bargain |
| 2 | Middle Persian | wʾčʾl | market |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “vasárnap”