Where does “virágvasárnap” come from?
virágvasárnap (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vasárnap, from Hungarian vásár, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
virágvasárnap (Hungarian): Palm Sunday
Ancestry of “virágvasárnap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | vasárnap | on Sunday; Sunday |
| 2 | Hungarian | vásár | fair, market; sale, bargain |
| 3 | Middle Persian | wʾčʾl | market |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |