Where does “vernénk” come from?
vernénk (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -nénk, from Hungarian -né, from Hungarian né, from Hungarian nő, from Japanese 能, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
Ancestry of “vernénk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | -nénk | Used to form the first-person plural present... |
| 2 | Hungarian | -né | Mrs, wife of; Used to form the third-person... |
| 3 | Hungarian | né | look!, see! |
| 4 | Hungarian | nő | woman; female partner or lover, mistress,... |
| 5 | Japanese | 能 | Noh, a form of classical Japanese musical drama;... |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |