Where does “varga” come from?

varga (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian varga, from Hungarian varr, from Proto-Finno-Ugric worka-.

varga (Serbo-Croatian): shoemaker, cobbler

Definitions

  1. shoemaker, cobbler

Ancestry of “varga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvargashoemaker, cobbler
2Hungarianvarrto sew
3Proto-Finno-Ugricworka-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric worka- →Every word from Hungarian varr →Every word from Hungarian varga →