Where does “mellhártya” come from?

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

mellhártya (Hungarian): pleura; pleural

Definitions

  1. pleura; pleural

Ancestry of “mellhártya”, step by step

mellhártya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mell

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

via Hungarian hártya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhártyamembrane

Words derived from “mellhártya”

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