Where does “homokszem” come from?

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

homokszem (Hungarian): grain of sand

Definitions

  1. grain of sand

Ancestry of “homokszem”, step by step

homokszem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szem

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

via Hungarian homok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhomoksand
2Proto-TurkicKumsand
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Hungarian szem →