Where does “nyál” come from?

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

nyál (Hungarian): saliva

Definitions

  1. saliva

Ancestry of “nyál”, step by step

nyál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Uralic ńale-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicńale-to lick

via Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńolke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*ńolke

Words derived from “nyál

Every word from Proto-Uralic ńale-
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