The story
- Turkish · derived fromkavas“guard”
- Hungarian · borrowed fromkuvasz“Kuvasz”
- English todayKuvasz
From Hungarian kuvasz (“Kuvasz”), from Turkish kavas (“guard”). Attested in English from 1935.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
kuvasz
Today it means: A large, usually white breed of dog with its ancient origins in Hungary. Full definition →
Hungarian kuvasz ← Turkish kavas