Where does “Seles” come from?

Seles (English) comes from Serbo-Croatian [[Seleš]]/[[Ceлeш]], from Hungarian széles, from Hungarian szél, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śälä- — to cut, cut up, slice.

Ancestry of “Seles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian[[Seleš]]/[[Ceлeш]]
2Hungarianszéleswide
3Hungarianszélwind; edge
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśälä-to cut, cut up, slice
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śälä-Every word from Hungarian szélEvery word from Hungarian széles
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