Where does “főorvos” come from?

főorvos (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fő, from Hungarian fej, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

főorvos (Hungarian): chief physician the leading physician of a health department

Definitions

  1. chief physician the leading physician of a health department

Ancestry of “főorvos”, step by step

főorvos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmain, principal, key, chief, cardinal, core, most...
2Hungarianfejhead; head, mind, brain, intellect; heads,...
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Hungarian örvös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianörvösring-necked, verticillate, whorled
2Hungarian-ösAdded to a noun to form an adjective meaning...
3Hungarian-ing. Added to a verb to form the present...

Words derived from “főorvos

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋeEvery word from Hungarian fejEvery word from Hungarian