Where does “nőnem” come from?

nőnem (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nő, from Japanese 能, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

nőnem (Hungarian): female sex; feminine gender

Definitions

  1. female sex; feminine gender

Ancestry of “nőnem”, step by step

nőnem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannőwoman; female partner or lover, mistress,...
2Japanese能Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama;...
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Hungarian nem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannemno, not; no; sex, gender
2Proto-Finno-Ugricneno, not
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Japanese 能 →Every word from Hungarian nő →