Where does “petefészek” come from?
petefészek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fészek, from Proto-Uralic pesä — nest.
petefészek (Hungarian): ovary a female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone
Definitions
- ovary a female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone
Ancestry of “petefészek”, step by step
petefészek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian Pete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Pete | ovum |