Where does “féregnyúlvány” come from?

féregnyúlvány (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nyúlvány, from Hungarian nyúlik, from Hungarian nyúl, from Proto-Uralic ńomala — hare.

féregnyúlvány (Hungarian): appendix, vermiform appendix, vermix

Definitions

  1. appendix, vermiform appendix, vermix

Ancestry of “féregnyúlvány”, step by step

féregnyúlvány traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nyúlvány

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyúlványextension, continuation; process
2Hungariannyúlikto stretch, lengthen, elongate
3Hungariannyúlrabbit mammal, hare
4Proto-Uralicńomalahare

via Hungarian féreg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianféregworm, maggot; worm, namely a member of Annelida,...
2Proto-Uralicperkkɜworm

Words derived from “féregnyúlvány”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ńomala →Every word from Hungarian nyúl →Every word from Hungarian nyúlik →