Where does “чардаш” come from?
чардаш (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.
чардаш (Serbo-Croatian): czardas
Ancestry of “чардаш”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | csárdás | czardas, csardas |
| 2 | Hungarian | csárda | tavern |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | چارطاق | arbour, summerhouse |
| 4 | Persian | چارتاق | Alternative spelling of چارطاق; four-arch |
| 5 | Persian | طاق | vault; arch |
| 6 | Arabic | طاق | to bear; arch |
| 7 | Middle Iranian | tāk | — |