Where does “-né” come from?

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

-né (Hungarian): Mrs, wife of; Used to form the third-person...

Definitions

  1. Mrs, wife of; Used to form the third-person...

Ancestry of “-né”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlook!, see!
2Hungarianwoman; female partner or lover, mistress,...
3JapaneseNoh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama;...
4Middle Chinesetalent, ability

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