Where does “nőnemű” come from?
nőnemű (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nő, from Japanese 能, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
nőnemű (Hungarian): female; feminine
Ancestry of “nőnemű”, step by step
nőnemű traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian nő
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | nő | woman; female partner or lover, mistress,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 能 | Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama;... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |
via Hungarian nemű
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | nemű | of …… kind or sort; of …… gender, of …… sex |
| 2 | Hungarian | nem | no, not; no; sex, gender |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ne | no, not |