Where does “énekesnő” come from?
énekesnő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian énekes, from Hungarian ének, from Hungarian -ék, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
énekesnő (Hungarian): singer (female), songstress, vocalist
Definitions
- singer (female), songstress, vocalist
Ancestry of “énekesnő”, step by step
énekesnő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian énekes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | énekes | singing; singer, vocalist, songster |
| 2 | Hungarian | ének | song; canto; nominative plural of én |
| 3 | Hungarian | -ék | Added to a verb to form a noun; “Heterogeneous... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 5 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |