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Where does “villikért” come from?

villikért (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian villi, from German Willi, from Slovak víly, from Swedish víla, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse — flat.

villikért (Hungarian): causal-final plural of villi

Definitions

  1. causal-final plural of villi

Ancestry of “villikért”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvillifairy; tram
2GermanWilli—
3Slovakvíly—
4Swedishvílafairy
5Swedishplatsplace; any geographical position a little larger...
6Old Swedishplatz—
7Old Norseplaz—
8Middle Low Germanplatse—
9Latinplatēa—
10Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
11Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
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