Where does “ogărește” come from?

ogărește (Romanian) comes from Romanian ogar, from Hungarian agár, from Old Hungarian agar, from Proto-Slavic ogarь — sighthound.

ogărește (Romanian): like a greyhound

Definitions

  1. like a greyhound

Ancestry of “ogărește”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianogargreyhound; hunting dog
2Hungarianagársighthound
3Old Hungarianagar—
4Proto-Slavicogarьsighthound
Every word from Proto-Slavic ogarь →Every word from Old Hungarian agar →Every word from Hungarian agár →