Where does “Molnar” come from?
Molnar is a Hungarian surname derived from the Hungarian word molnár, meaning miller, originally denoting someone who operated a mill.
Ancestry of “Molnar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Molnár | miller |
| 2 | Old High German | mulināri | miller |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *mulīnārī | — |
| 4 | Latin | molīnārius | miller |
| 5 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 6 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 7 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |