Where does “húgycső” come from?

húgycső (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cső, from Hungarian -és — Added to a verb to form a noun.

húgycső (Hungarian): urethra

Definitions

  1. urethra

Ancestry of “húgycső”, step by step

húgycső traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian cső

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsőtube, pipe; bye, hi, ciao
2Hungarian-ésAdded to a verb to form a noun

via Hungarian húgy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhúgyurine; uric; star
2Proto-Uralickuńśeant; urine; star
Every word from Hungarian -és →Every word from Hungarian cső →