Where does “Cândești” come from?
Cândești (Romanian) comes from Romanian Cândea, from Romanian Cându, from Hungarian kendő, from Hungarian kend, from Hungarian kelmed, from Hungarian kegyelmed, from Hungarian kegyelem, from Hungarian -ed — 3rd person plural verb ending.
Ancestry of “Cândești”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Cândea | — |
| 2 | Romanian | Cându | — |
| 3 | Hungarian | kendő | cloth; kerchief; shawl |
| 4 | Hungarian | kend | you; second-person singular subjunctive present... |
| 5 | Hungarian | kelmed | — |
| 6 | Hungarian | kegyelmed | a polite term of address to a person of higher ranking |
| 7 | Hungarian | kegyelem | mercy, grace, pardon |
| 8 | Hungarian | -ed | your; Used to form the definite second-person... |
| 9 | Hungarian | -é- | — |
| 10 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 11 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |