Where does “bőregér” come from?

bőregér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian egér, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.

bőregér (Hungarian): bat

Definitions

  1. bat

Ancestry of “bőregér”, step by step

bőregér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian egér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianegérmouse
2Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse

via Hungarian bőr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbőrskin, leather; hide
2Proto-Uralicpereskin; bark
Every word from Proto-Uralic šiŋereEvery word from Hungarian egér