Where does “hatóanyag” come from?

hatóanyag (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian anyag, from Hungarian anya, from Proto-Uralic ańa — a relative.

hatóanyag (Hungarian): active ingredient, active substance, agent

Definitions

  1. active ingredient, active substance, agent

Ancestry of “hatóanyag”, step by step

hatóanyag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian anyag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariananyagmaterial, matter, substance; a unit of knowledge...
2Hungariananyamother; nut
3Proto-Uralicańaa relative

via Hungarian ható

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhatópresent participle of hat; acting, active,...
2Hungarianhátback; well; then, and, but
3Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

Words derived from “hatóanyag

Every word from Proto-Uralic ańaEvery word from Hungarian anyaEvery word from Hungarian anyag