Where does “idegsejt” come from?

idegsejt (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ideg, from Proto-Uralic jänte — string.

idegsejt (Hungarian): nerve cell, neuron, neurocyte

Definitions

  1. nerve cell, neuron, neurocyte

Ancestry of “idegsejt”, step by step

idegsejt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ideg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianidegnerve; bowstring; string of lute
2Proto-Uralicjäntestring

via Hungarian sejt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansejtcell; to suspect, presume, guess

Words derived from “idegsejt”

Every word from Proto-Uralic jänte →Every word from Hungarian ideg →