Where does “agyideg” come from?

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

agyideg (Hungarian): cranial nerve any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem instead of the spinal cord

Definitions

  1. cranial nerve any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem instead of the spinal cord

Ancestry of “agyideg”, step by step

agyideg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ágy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianágybed
2Proto-Finno-Ugricajŋebrain

via Hungarian ideg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianidegnerve; bowstring; string of lute
2Proto-Uralicjäntestring

Words derived from “agyideg

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ajŋeEvery word from Hungarian ágy