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Where does “ба́тяр” come from?

ба́тяр (Ukrainian) comes from Hungarian betyár, from Serbo-Croatian bećar, from Turkish bekâr, from French bécarre, from Italian bequadro, from Italian quadro, from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus — and.

ба́тяр (Ukrainian): ruffian

Definitions

  1. ruffian

Ancestry of “ба́тяр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbetyárhighwayman, outlaw; rogue, scamp, rascal
2Serbo-Croatianbećarbachelor; an unmarried man
3Turkishbekârbachelor
4Frenchbécarrenatural
5ItalianbequadroThe natural symbol
6Italianquadrosquare; painting or picture; description or...
7Vulgar Latinquadrellus—
8Latinquādrus—
9Latinquattŭor—
10Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
11Old Portuguesequartoquarter
12Latinquārtus—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
15Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “ба́тяр”

  • батярувати
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