Where does “üvegszem” come from?

üvegszem (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian üveg, from Alanic äväg.

üvegszem (Hungarian): glass eye

Definitions

  1. glass eye

Ancestry of “üvegszem”, step by step

üvegszem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian üveg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianüvegglass; bottle
2Alanicäväg—

via Hungarian szem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszemeye; grain; grain, speck
2Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

Words derived from “üvegszem”

Every word from Alanic äväg →Every word from Hungarian üveg →