Where does “mellkas” come from?

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

mellkas (Hungarian): chest, thorax

Definitions

  1. chest, thorax

Ancestry of “mellkas”, step by step

mellkas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mell

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

via Hungarian kas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungariankasA skep; A basket; A cage

Words derived from “mellkas”

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