Where does “mesekönyv” come from?

mesekönyv (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mese, from Proto-Ugric mańćɜ — man, person.

mesekönyv (Hungarian): storybook a book of fairy tales, especially for children

Definitions

  1. storybook a book of fairy tales, especially for children

Ancestry of “mesekönyv”, step by step

mesekönyv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmesefairy tale, tale, fable; fabrication, tall story,...
2Proto-Ugricmańćɜman, person

via Hungarian könyv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankönyvbook
Every word from Proto-Ugric mańćɜEvery word from Hungarian mese