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Where does “molnár” come from?

molnár (Hungarian) comes from Old High German mulināri, from Proto-Germanic *mulīnārī, from Latin molīnārius, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Ancestry of “molnár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmulināri—
2Proto-Germanic*mulīnārī—
3Latinmolīnārius—
4Latinmolīnum—
5Latinmolīnus—
6Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “molnár”

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