Be'cs

[John Dingley]

Hi!

Might someone shed light on the etymology of Be'cs, the name
used for Vienna in several Central/South European countries?
I had assumed that it was of Hungarian origin (meaning
"a river bank"?), but I've also heard that it is originally a
Turkish word.  (I would find the Turkish origin strange since,
as far as I know, the Bulgarians use Viena).

John Dingley

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