Ngokusemthethweni, iHungary idweliswe njengelizwe lemvelaphi yaseKuvasz. Inja yokwalusa ekuqaleni ivela eAsia kwaye yeza eHungary ukusuka apho.
Igama elithi Kuvasz livela kumagama Kawash okanye Kawass kwaye lithetha into efana "nomkhuseli" okanye "umlindi". Kwasekuqaleni kwiMinyaka Ephakathi, i-Kuvasz yayiyinxalenye ebalulekileyo yeqela lokuzingela kunye nomgcini wezindlu kunye neefama. Ngexesha lolawulo lukaKumkani waseHungary uMatthias Corvinus, umhlobo obukeleyo onemilenze emine wayethathwa ngokuba yinja ethandwa kakhulu phakathi kwamanene.
Ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, ukuveliswa kwe-Kuvasz ekujoliswe kuyo kwaqala, okwafikelela kwinqanaba eliphantsi kakhulu kwi-1956: Ngexesha lokuvukela kweHungary, ezininzi izinja ezifuyayo zadutshulwa.
Namhlanje, i-Kuvasz ithathwa njengenja enqabileyo. Inani leentsana ezisanda kuzalwa zaseKuvasz eJamani zizilwanyana ezingama-50 ngonyaka.