Where does “făgădaș” come from?

făgădaș (Romanian) comes from Hungarian fogadás, from Hungarian fogad, from Hungarian fog, from Proto-Ugric puŋɜ- — to grasp, to catch.

făgădaș (Romanian): promise

Definitions

  1. promise

Ancestry of “făgădaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfogadásverbal noun of fogad; reception; wager, bet
2Hungarianfogadto welcome; to bet, wager; second-person singular...
3Hungarianfogto hold; to take; to catch, to capture
4Proto-Ugricpuŋɜ-to grasp, to catch
Every word from Proto-Ugric puŋɜ- →Every word from Hungarian fog →Every word from Hungarian fogad →