Where does “varoş” come from?

varoş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish واروش, from Hungarian város, from Hungarian vár, from Proto-Ugric warɜ- — to guard, wait.

varoş (Turkish): suburb

Definitions

  1. suburb

Ancestry of “varoş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishواروشoutskirts, suburb
2Hungarianvároscity, town
3Hungarianvárcastle, fortress; citadel; to wait for someone or...
4Proto-Ugricwarɜ-to guard, wait
Every word from Proto-Ugric warɜ- →Every word from Hungarian vár →Every word from Hungarian város →
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