Where does “vőlegény” come from?

vőlegény (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vő, from Proto-Uralic wäŋew — son-in-law.

vőlegény (Hungarian): fiancé; bridegroom, groom

Definitions

  1. fiancé; bridegroom, groom

Ancestry of “vőlegény”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvőson-in-law; husband; fiancé, bridegroom
2Proto-Uralicwäŋewson-in-law

Words derived from “vőlegény”

Every word from Proto-Uralic wäŋew →Every word from Hungarian vő →