Where does “tolmácsnő” come from?

tolmácsnő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nő, from Japanese 能, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

tolmácsnő (Hungarian): a female interpreter

Definitions

  1. a female interpreter

Ancestry of “tolmácsnő”, step by step

tolmácsnő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannőwoman; female partner or lover, mistress,...
2Japanese能Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama;...
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Hungarian tolmács

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantolmácsinterpreter
2Proto-Turkictilmaçinterpreter, translator
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Japanese 能 →Every word from Hungarian nő →