Where does “négus” come from?

négus (Hungarian) comes from German Negus, from Amharic ንጉሥ, from Ge'ez ንጉሥ, from Ge'ez ነግሠ — to rule, reign.

négus (Hungarian): Negus, title of the ruler of Ethiopia

Definitions

  1. Negus, title of the ruler of Ethiopia

Ancestry of “négus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNegus—
2Amharicንጉሥking
3Ge'ezንጉሥking
4Ge'ezነግሠto rule, reign
Every word from Ge'ez ነግሠ →Every word from Ge'ez ንጉሥ →Every word from Amharic ንጉሥ →