Where does “nadrágszerep” come from?

nadrágszerep (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szerep, from Hungarian szer, from Proto-Uralic śerɜ — row, order; to join; to be linked / related to...

nadrágszerep (Hungarian): breeches role, breeches part, pants role, trouser role a role in a theatrical production in which an actress appears in male clothing

Definitions

  1. breeches role, breeches part, pants role, trouser role a role in a theatrical production in which an actress appears in male clothing

Ancestry of “nadrágszerep”, step by step

nadrágszerep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szerep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszereprole
2Hungarianszertool, instrument; chemical, agent, substance;...
3Proto-Uralicśerɜrow, order; to join; to be linked / related to...

via Hungarian nadrág

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannadrágtrousers, pants
Every word from Proto-Uralic śerɜEvery word from Hungarian szerEvery word from Hungarian szerep
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