Where does “kígyóbőr” come from?

kígyóbőr (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bőr, from Proto-Uralic pere — skin; bark.

kígyóbőr (Hungarian): snakeskin

Definitions

  1. snakeskin

Ancestry of “kígyóbőr”, step by step

kígyóbőr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian bőr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbőrskin, leather; hide
2Proto-Uralicpereskin; bark

via Hungarian kígyó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankígyósnake (reptile), serpent
2Proto-Uralicküjesnake; viper
Every word from Proto-Uralic pere →Every word from Hungarian bőr →