Where does “mogyoróvaj” come from?

mogyoróvaj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mogyoró, from Hungarian mony, from Proto-Uralic müŋä — rear, beyond; space behind something.

mogyoróvaj (Hungarian): peanut butter

Definitions

  1. peanut butter

Ancestry of “mogyoróvaj”, step by step

mogyoróvaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mogyoró

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmogyoróhazelnut, filbert; peanut
2Hungarianmonyegg; testicle
3Proto-Uralicmüŋärear, beyond; space behind something

via Hungarian váj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvájto hollow out, scoop; to deepen
Every word from Proto-Uralic müŋä →Every word from Hungarian mony →Every word from Hungarian mogyoró →