Where does “rossz szemmel néz” come from?

rossz szemmel néz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szem, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

rossz szemmel néz (Hungarian): }} to frown upon, dislike, disapprove of someone or something to consider/view someone or something negatively

Definitions

  1. }} to frown upon, dislike, disapprove of someone or something to consider/view someone or something negatively

Ancestry of “rossz szemmel néz”, step by step

rossz szemmel néz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szem

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

via Hungarian néz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannézto look; to watch; to overlook
2Proto-Finno-Ugricnäke-to see, look

via Hungarian rossz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrosszbad, unpleasant, unfavorable, foul; bad, ill;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricroćɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Hungarian szem →