Where does “agykéreg” come from?

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

agykéreg (Hungarian): cerebral cortex

Definitions

  1. cerebral cortex

Ancestry of “agykéreg”, step by step

agykéreg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ágy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianágybed
2Proto-Finno-Ugricajŋebrain

via Hungarian kéreg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankéregbark, rind; cortex
2Old Hungariankér—

Words derived from “agykéreg”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ajŋe →Every word from Hungarian ágy →
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