Where does “kerítőnő” come from?
kerítőnő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nő, from Japanese 能, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
kerítőnő (Hungarian): procuress, middlewoman, intermediary, go-between, bawd, madam
Definitions
- procuress, middlewoman, intermediary, go-between, bawd, madam
Ancestry of “kerítőnő”, step by step
kerítőnő 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 kerítő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kerítő | procuring |
| 2 | Hungarian | kerít | to fence in, enclose, surround; to procure, get... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kerä | round, turning; turn, twist; round, turning; to... |