Where does “nőtt” come from?

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

nőtt (Hungarian): third-person singular indicative past indefinite...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular indicative past indefinite...

Ancestry of “nőtt”, step by step

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