Where does “ogar” come from?
ogar (Romanian) comes from Hungarian agár, from Old Hungarian agar, from Proto-Slavic ogarь — sighthound.
ogar (Romanian): greyhound; hunting dog
Definitions
- greyhound; hunting dog
Ancestry of “ogar”, step by step
ogar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian agár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | agár | sighthound |
| 2 | Old Hungarian | agar | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ogarь | sighthound |
via Serbo-Croatian ogar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ogar | sighthound; leash |