Where does “kígyógomba” come from?

kígyógomba (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gomba, from Proto-Slavic gǫba — mushroom; lip, mouth.

kígyógomba (Hungarian): bonnet a mushroom of the genus

Definitions

  1. bonnet a mushroom of the genus

Ancestry of “kígyógomba”, step by step

kígyógomba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian gomba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangombamushroom, fungus
2Proto-Slavicgǫbamushroom; lip, mouth

via Hungarian kígyó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankígyósnake (reptile), serpent
2Proto-Uralicküjesnake; viper
Every word from Proto-Slavic gǫba →Every word from Hungarian gomba →
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