Where does “ökörnyál” come from?

ökörnyál (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ökör, from Proto-Turkic öküŕ, from Proto-Tocharian wəkʷsó, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

ökörnyál (Hungarian): gossamer, spider silk

Definitions

  1. gossamer, spider silk

Ancestry of “ökörnyál”, step by step

ökörnyál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ökör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianökörox
2Proto-Turkicöküŕox, bull
3Proto-Tocharianwəkʷsódraft-ox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

via Hungarian nyál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyálsaliva
2Proto-Uralicńale-to lick

Words derived from “ökörnyál”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Tocharian wəkʷsó →