Where does “betegágy” come from?

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

betegágy (Hungarian): sickbed

Definitions

  1. sickbed

Ancestry of “betegágy”, step by step

betegágy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ágy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianágybed
2Proto-Finno-Ugricajŋebrain

via Hungarian beteg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbetegsick, ill; patient
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ajŋe →Every word from Hungarian ágy →