Where does “ágyúk” come from?

ágyúk (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ágy, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ajŋe — brain.

ágyúk (Hungarian): nominative plural of ágyú

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of ágyú

Ancestry of “ágyúk”, step by step

ágyúk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ágy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianágybed
2Proto-Finno-Ugricajŋebrain

via Hungarian ágyú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianágyúcannon
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ajŋe →Every word from Hungarian ágy →