Where does “agyhullám” come from?

agyhullám (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hullám, from Hungarian hulla, from Hungarian hull, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kulɜ-.

agyhullám (Hungarian): brainwave any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain

Definitions

  1. brainwave any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain

Ancestry of “agyhullám”, step by step

agyhullám traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hullám

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhullámwave; first-person singular single-possession...
2Hungarianhullacorpse; exhausted, shattered
3Hungarianhullto fall; to flow; to fall out
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickulɜ-—

via Hungarian ágy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianágybed
2Proto-Finno-Ugricajŋebrain
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kulɜ- →Every word from Hungarian hull →Every word from Hungarian hulla →