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Where does “nyerne” come from?

nyerne (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -né, from Hungarian né, from Hungarian nő, from Japanese 能, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

nyerne (Hungarian): third-person singular conditional present...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular conditional present...

Ancestry of “nyerne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-néMrs, wife of; Used to form the third-person...
2Hungariannélook!, see!
3Hungariannőwoman; female partner or lover, mistress,...
4Japanese能Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama;...
5Middle Chinese能talent, ability
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