Where does “vesekő” come from?

vesekő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kő, from Proto-Uralic kiwe — rock, stone.

vesekő (Hungarian): kidney stone

Definitions

  1. kidney stone

Ancestry of “vesekő”, step by step

vesekő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankőstone; Alternative form of kell
2Proto-Uralickiwerock, stone

via Hungarian vese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvesekidney; renal
Every word from Proto-Uralic kiwe →Every word from Hungarian kő →