Where does “nyirok” come from?

nyirok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nyír, from Proto-Uralic ńüre — twig; sprout.

nyirok (Hungarian): lymph; moisture, dampness

Definitions

  1. lymph; moisture, dampness

Ancestry of “nyirok”, step by step

nyirok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nyír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyírto cut, trim; to mow, cut; to shear
2Proto-Uralicńüretwig; sprout

via Hungarian nyirkos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyirkosmoist, humid; damp

Words derived from “nyirok”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ńüre →Every word from Hungarian nyír →