Where does “fehérszemű” come from?

fehérszemű (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szemű, from Hungarian szem, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

fehérszemű (Hungarian): white-eyed

Definitions

  1. white-eyed

Ancestry of “fehérszemű”, step by step

fehérszemű traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szemű

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszemű-eyed, with …… eyes; -grain
2Hungarianszemeye; grain; grain, speck
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Hungarian fehér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfehérwhite; Caucasian; a Caucasian person
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpäjɜwhite
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Hungarian szem →Every word from Hungarian szemű →