Where does “Szilágy” come from?

Szilágy (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ágy, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ajŋe — brain.

Ancestry of “Szilágy”, step by step

Szilágy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ágy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianágybed
2Proto-Finno-Ugricajŋebrain

via Hungarian szil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszilelm (tree)

Words derived from “Szilágy

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ajŋeEvery word from Hungarian ágy