Where does “fejőlány” come from?
fejőlány (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lány, from Hungarian leány, from Hungarian anya, from Proto-Uralic ańa — a relative.
fejőlány (Hungarian): milkmaid, dairymaid
Ancestry of “fejőlány”, step by step
fejőlány traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian lány
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | lány | girl; daughter |
| 2 | Hungarian | leány | Alternative form of lány, girl; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Hungarian | anya | mother; nut |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ańa | a relative |
via Hungarian fejő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fejő | present participle of fej; milker |
| 2 | Hungarian | fej | head; head, mind, brain, intellect; heads,... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |