Where does “nyelve” come from?

nyelve (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nyelv, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńälmä — tongue.

nyelve (Hungarian): third-person singular single-possession...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular single-possession...

Ancestry of “nyelve”, step by step

nyelve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nyelv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyelvtongue; language; language, tongue
2Proto-Finno-Ugricńälmätongue

via Hungarian nyél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyélhandle
2Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ńälmä →Every word from Hungarian nyelv →