Where does “Macaristan” come from?

Macaristan (Turkish) comes from Persian مجارستان, from Persian مجار, from Ottoman Turkish مجار, from Hungarian Magyar, from Old Hungarian mogyër, from Proto-Ugric mańćɜ — man, person.

Ancestry of “Macaristan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمجارستان
2PersianمجارHungarian
3Ottoman TurkishمجارHungarian
4HungarianMagyarHungarian, Magyar of, from, or relating to Hungary, its people or its language
5Old Hungarianmogyër
6Proto-Ugricmańćɜman, person

Words derived from “Macaristan

Every word from Proto-Ugric mańćɜEvery word from Old Hungarian mogyërEvery word from Hungarian Magyar
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