Where does “nyálmirigy” come from?

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

nyálmirigy (Hungarian): salivary gland

Definitions

  1. salivary gland

Ancestry of “nyálmirigy”, step by step

nyálmirigy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nyál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyálsaliva
2Proto-Uralicńale-to lick

via Hungarian mirigy

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