Where does “no” come from?

no (Lingala) comes from Bangi no, from Hungarian -nök, from Hungarian -nok — Added to a word to form the name of an occupation.

no (Lingala): to fall (rain), to rain

Definitions

  1. to fall (rain), to rain

Ancestry of “no”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Banginoto fall (rain), to rain
2Hungarian-nökAdded to a word to form the name of an occupation
3Hungarian-nokAdded to a word to form the name of an occupation
Every word from Hungarian -nok →Every word from Hungarian -nök →Every word from Bangi no →