Where does “mellüreg” come from?

mellüreg (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mell, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mälke — breast.

mellüreg (Hungarian): thoracic cavity, chest cavity a chamber located within the upper human torso (and other animal bodies) which contains the heart and lungs

Definitions

  1. thoracic cavity, chest cavity a chamber located within the upper human torso (and other animal bodies) which contains the heart and lungs

Ancestry of “mellüreg”, step by step

mellüreg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmellbreast; chest; thoracic
2Proto-Finno-Ugricmälkebreast

via Hungarian üreg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianüregcavity, hole, cave, pit, cavern, sinus
2Hungarianür-—

Words derived from “mellüreg”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mälke →Every word from Hungarian mell →