Where does “tüdőbaj” come from?

tüdőbaj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian báj, from Serbo-Croatian bȏj, from Proto-Slavic bojь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

tüdőbaj (Hungarian): tuberculosis

Definitions

  1. tuberculosis

Ancestry of “tüdőbaj”, step by step

tüdőbaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian báj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbájcharm, grace, gracefulness
2Serbo-Croatianbȏjbattle
3Proto-Slavicbojьbattle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoyh₂ós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Hungarian tüdő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantüdőlung; pulmonary
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoyh₂ós →Every word from Proto-Slavic bojь →