Where does “tengernagy” come from?

tengernagy (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tenger, from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ, from Old Turkic teŋ, from Middle Chinese 等.

tengernagy (Hungarian): admiral

Definitions

  1. admiral

Ancestry of “tengernagy”, step by step

tengernagy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tenger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantengersea
2Proto-Turkicteŋiŕsea
3Old Turkicteŋequivalent, balanced; equal, equivalent,...
4Middle Chinese等—

via Hungarian Nagy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianNagybig, great
Every word from Middle Chinese 等 →Every word from Old Turkic teŋ →Every word from Proto-Turkic teŋiŕ →