Where does “bírónő” come from?
bírónő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nő, from Japanese 能, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
bírónő (Hungarian): female judge
Ancestry of “bírónő”, step by step
bírónő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian nő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | nő | woman; female partner or lover, mistress,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 能 | Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama;... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |
via Hungarian bíró
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bíró | present participle of bír; judge; referee, umpire |
| 2 | Hungarian | bír | to endure, to stand, to bear, to cope with... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | buyur- | to order |