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Where does “lánya” come from?

lánya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lány, from Hungarian leány, from Hungarian anya, from Proto-Uralic ańa — a relative.

lánya (Hungarian): third-person singular single-possession...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular single-possession...

Ancestry of “lánya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlánygirl; daughter
2HungarianleányAlternative form of lány, girl; Alternative form...
3Hungariananyamother; nut
4Proto-Uralicańaa relative
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