Where does “népmese” come from?

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

népmese (Hungarian): folktale

Definitions

  1. folktale

Ancestry of “népmese”, step by step

népmese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mese

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

via Hungarian nép

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannéppeople

Words derived from “népmese”

Every word from Proto-Ugric mańćɜ →Every word from Hungarian mese →