Where does “nagymellű” come from?

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

nagymellű (Hungarian): bumptious, forward, haughty, self-important,...

Definitions

  1. bumptious, forward, haughty, self-important,...

Ancestry of “nagymellű”, step by step

nagymellű traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mellű

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmellű-breasted, -chested
2Hungarianmellbreast; chest; thoracic
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmälkebreast

via Hungarian Nagy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianNagybig, great
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mälke →Every word from Hungarian mell →Every word from Hungarian mellű →