Where does “eszébe jut” come from?

eszébe jut (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ész, from Proto-Turkic es — memory; mind.

eszébe jut (Hungarian): to remember, think of, come to mind, spring to mind, cross someone's mind to appear in one's thoughts; the person involved expressed with

Definitions

  1. to remember, think of, come to mind, spring to mind, cross someone's mind to appear in one's thoughts; the person involved expressed with

Ancestry of “eszébe jut”, step by step

eszébe jut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ész

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianészintellect, brains, mind, reason, judgment,...
2Proto-Turkicesmemory; mind

via Hungarian jut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjutto get somewhere (to a location or a situation), to arrive
2Proto-Ugricjuktɜ-to come
Every word from Proto-Turkic es →Every word from Hungarian ész →