Where does “Norvég-tenger” come from?
Norvég-tenger (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tenger, from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.
Norvég-tenger (Hungarian): Norwegian Sea
Definitions
- Norwegian Sea
Ancestry of “Norvég-tenger”, step by step
Norvég-tenger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian tenger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tenger | sea |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | teŋiŕ | sea |
| 3 | Old Turkic | teŋ | equivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,... |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 等 | — |
via Hungarian norvég
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | norvég | Norwegian |