Where does “köldökzsinór” come from?

köldökzsinór (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian köldök, from Proto-Turkic kīndik — navel.

köldökzsinór (Hungarian): umbilical cord

Definitions

  1. umbilical cord

Ancestry of “köldökzsinór”, step by step

köldökzsinór traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian köldök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianköldöknavel, bellybutton
2Proto-Turkickīndiknavel

via Hungarian zsinór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsinórstring; cord
Every word from Proto-Turkic kīndik →Every word from Hungarian köldök →