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Where does “-enénk” come from?

-enénk (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -né, from Hungarian né, from Hungarian nő, from Japanese 能, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

-enénk (Hungarian): Used to form the first-person plural present...

Definitions

  1. Used to form the first-person plural present...

Ancestry of “-enénk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-néMrs, wife of; Used to form the third-person...
2Hungariannélook!, see!
3Hungariannőwoman; female partner or lover, mistress,...
4Japanese能Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama;...
5Middle Chinese能talent, ability

Words derived from “-enénk”

  • segítenénk
  • kellenénk
  • festenénk
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →