Where does “méhészborz” come from?

méhészborz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian méhész, from Hungarian méh, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mekše, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš, from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-és, from Proto-Indo-European mek- — to bleat.

méhészborz (Hungarian): honey badger

Definitions

  1. honey badger

Ancestry of “méhészborz”, step by step

méhészborz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian méhész

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianméhészbeekeeper
2Hungarianméhbee; womb, uterus
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmekše—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmákšmidge, fly, bee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmék-s ~ m̥k-és—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmek-to bleat

via Hungarian borz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianborzbadger, brock
2Proto-Turkicborsukbadger

Words derived from “méhészborz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-és →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš →