Where does “čardaš” come from?

čardaš (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian csárdás, from Hungarian csárda, from Ottoman Turkish چارطاق, from Persian چارتاق, from Persian طاق, from Arabic طاق, from Middle Iranian tāk.

čardaš (Serbo-Croatian): czardas

Definitions

  1. czardas

Ancestry of “čardaš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsárdásczardas, csardas
2Hungariancsárdatavern
3Ottoman Turkishچارطاقarbour, summerhouse
4PersianچارتاقAlternative spelling of چارطاق; four-arch
5Persianطاقvault; arch
6Arabicطاقto bear; arch
7Middle Iraniantāk—
Every word from Middle Iranian tāk →Every word from Arabic طاق →Every word from Persian طاق →