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Where does “zsarnok” come from?

zsarnok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsarol — to blackmail.

zsarnok (Hungarian): tyrant, despot; tyrannical, despotic, dictatorial

Definitions

  1. tyrant, despot; tyrannical, despotic, dictatorial

Ancestry of “zsarnok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsarolto blackmail

Words derived from “zsarnok”

  • zsarnokság
  • zsarnokságok
  • zsarnokok
  • zsarnokoskodik
  • zsarnoki
Every word from Hungarian zsarol →