Where does “pihenő” come from?

pihenő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pihen, from Hungarian pih, from Persian پیه — fat, tallow.

pihenő (Hungarian): resting

Definitions

  1. resting

Ancestry of “pihenő”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpihento rest
2Hungarianpihto pluck feathers; to breathe; soft eiderdown
3Persianپیهfat, tallow
Every word from Persian پیه →Every word from Hungarian pih →Every word from Hungarian pihen →