Where does “leány” come from?

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

leány (Hungarian): Alternative form of lány, girl; Alternative form...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lány, girl; Alternative form...

Ancestry of “leány”, step by step

leány traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian anya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariananyamother; nut
2Proto-Uralicańaa relative

via Proto-Ugric lᴕjɜ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ugriclᴕjɜsmall, young or weak, feeble

Words derived from “leány”

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