Where does “hasnyálmirigy” come from?

hasnyálmirigy (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hasnyál, from Hungarian nyál, from Proto-Uralic ńale- — to lick.

hasnyálmirigy (Hungarian): pancreas

Definitions

  1. pancreas

Ancestry of “hasnyálmirigy”, step by step

hasnyálmirigy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hasnyál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhasnyálpancreatic juice
2Hungariannyálsaliva
3Proto-Uralicńale-to lick

via Hungarian mirigy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmirigygland

Words derived from “hasnyálmirigy

Every word from Proto-Uralic ńale-Every word from Hungarian nyálEvery word from Hungarian hasnyál