Where does “anyósnyelv” come from?

anyósnyelv (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian anyós, from Hungarian anya, from Proto-Uralic ańa — a relative.

anyósnyelv (Hungarian): mother-in-law's tongue, snake plant

Definitions

  1. mother-in-law's tongue, snake plant

Ancestry of “anyósnyelv”, step by step

anyósnyelv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian anyós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariananyósmother-in-law spouse's mother
2Hungariananyamother; nut
3Proto-Uralicańaa relative

via Hungarian nyelv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyelvtongue; language; language, tongue
2Proto-Finno-Ugricńälmätongue
Every word from Proto-Uralic ańa →Every word from Hungarian anya →Every word from Hungarian anyós →