Where does “felnőtt” come from?

felnőtt (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian felnő, from Hungarian nő, from Japanese 能, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

felnőtt (Hungarian): third-person singular indicative past indefinite...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular indicative past indefinite...

Ancestry of “felnőtt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfelnőto grow up
2Hungariannőwoman; female partner or lover, mistress,...
3Japanese能Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama;...
4Middle Chinese能talent, ability

Words derived from “felnőtt”

Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Japanese 能 →Every word from Hungarian nő →