Where does “húgysav” come from?

húgysav (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian húgy, from Proto-Uralic kuńśe — ant; urine; star.

húgysav (Hungarian): uric acid

Definitions

  1. uric acid

Ancestry of “húgysav”, step by step

húgysav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian húgy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhúgyurine; uric; star
2Proto-Uralickuńśeant; urine; star

via Hungarian sáv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansávstripe, streak; lane

Words derived from “húgysav

Every word from Proto-Uralic kuńśeEvery word from Hungarian húgy