Where does “pihenj” come from?

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

pihenj (Hungarian): stand easy, stand at ease

Definitions

  1. stand easy, stand at ease

Ancestry of “pihenj”, 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 →