Where does “nővér” come from?

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

nővér (Hungarian): sister; older sister; female nurse

Definitions

  1. sister; older sister; female nurse

Ancestry of “nővér”, step by step

nővér 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 vér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvérblood
2Proto-Uralicwërepeak

Words derived from “nővér”

Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Japanese 能 →Every word from Hungarian nő →