Where does “penészgomba” come from?

penészgomba (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gomba, from Proto-Slavic gǫba — mushroom; lip, mouth.

penészgomba (Hungarian): mold US / mould a natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air

Definitions

  1. mold US / mould a natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air

Ancestry of “penészgomba”, step by step

penészgomba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian gomba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangombamushroom, fungus
2Proto-Slavicgǫbamushroom; lip, mouth

via Hungarian penész

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpenészmold
Every word from Proto-Slavic gǫbaEvery word from Hungarian gomba