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

Definitions

  1. Palm Sunday

Ancestry of “virágvasárnap”, step by step

virágvasárnap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian vasárnap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvasárnapon Sunday; Sunday
2Hungarianvásárfair, market; sale, bargain
3Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Hungarian virág

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvirágflower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Hungarian vásár →