Where does “rén” come from?
rén (Hungarian) comes from German Ren, from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.
rén (Hungarian): reindeer
Ancestry of “rén”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Ren | reindeer |
| 2 | Latin | rēn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | hrēn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰren- | soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body |