Where does “könnyűzene” come from?

könnyűzene (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zene, from Hungarian zenebona, from Hungarian zeng, from Hungarian zendül — to produce a sound.

könnyűzene (Hungarian): popular music

Definitions

  1. popular music

Ancestry of “könnyűzene”, step by step

könnyűzene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian zene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzenemusic; musical piece or composition
2Hungarianzenebonaracket, noise
3Hungarianzengto resound; to express something by singing and...
4Hungarianzendülto produce a sound

via Hungarian könnyű

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankönnyűeasy; light; easy, loose
2Proto-Ugrickᴕ̈nɜlight
Every word from Hungarian zendül →Every word from Hungarian zeng →Every word from Hungarian zenebona →