Where does “menyasszony” come from?

menyasszony (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian meny, from Proto-Uralic mińä — daughter-in-law.

menyasszony (Hungarian): fiancée; bride

Definitions

  1. fiancée; bride

Ancestry of “menyasszony”, step by step

menyasszony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian meny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmenydaughter-in-law
2Proto-Uralicmińädaughter-in-law

via Hungarian asszony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianasszonya married or divorced woman or a widow; woman;...
2Old Hungarianachscin

Words derived from “menyasszony

Every word from Proto-Uralic mińäEvery word from Hungarian meny