Where does “méhkenyér” come from?

méhkenyér (Hungarian) comes 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.

méhkenyér (Hungarian): beebread, bee pollen

Definitions

  1. beebread, bee pollen

Ancestry of “méhkenyér”, step by step

méhkenyér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian méh

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

via Hungarian kenyér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankenyérbread
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-és →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš →