Where does “nyálkahártya” come from?

nyálkahártya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nyálka, from Hungarian nyál, from Proto-Uralic ńale- — to lick.

nyálkahártya (Hungarian): mucous membrane, mucosa

Definitions

  1. mucous membrane, mucosa

Ancestry of “nyálkahártya”, step by step

nyálkahártya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nyálka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyálkamucus, mucilage, phlegm, rheum
2Hungariannyálsaliva
3Proto-Uralicńale-to lick

via Hungarian hártya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhártyamembrane
Every word from Proto-Uralic ńale- →Every word from Hungarian nyál →Every word from Hungarian nyálka →