Where does “hátcsigolya” come from?

hátcsigolya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hát, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.

hátcsigolya (Hungarian): thoracic vertebra any of the twelve vertebrae in the chest region of the spine

Definitions

  1. thoracic vertebra any of the twelve vertebrae in the chest region of the spine

Ancestry of “hátcsigolya”, step by step

hátcsigolya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhátback; well; then, and, but
2Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

via Hungarian csigolya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsigolyavertebra

Words derived from “hátcsigolya”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kutte →Every word from Hungarian hát →
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