Where does “kötőhártya” come from?

kötőhártya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kötő, from Hungarian köt, from Proto-Uralic kütke- — to bind.

kötőhártya (Hungarian): conjunctiva

Definitions

  1. conjunctiva

Ancestry of “kötőhártya”, step by step

kötőhártya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kötő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankötőpresent participle of köt; knitting; binding
2Hungariankötto bind, tie; to knit
3Proto-Uralickütke-to bind

via Hungarian hártya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhártyamembrane

Words derived from “kötőhártya

Every word from Proto-Uralic kütke-Every word from Hungarian kötEvery word from Hungarian kötő