Where does “szőrszál” come from?

szőrszál (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szál, from Hungarian szóval, from Hungarian szó, from Proto-Ugric sawɜ.

szőrszál (Hungarian): a hair a single hair of an animal or human, but not on a human’s head

Definitions

  1. a hair a single hair of an animal or human, but not on a human’s head

Ancestry of “szőrszál”, step by step

szőrszál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszálthread; fiber, fibre; stick
2Hungarianszóvalso, well, that is; instrumental singular of szó
3Hungarianszóword; voice; sound
4Proto-Ugricsawɜ—

via Hungarian szőr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszőrhair
2Proto-Ugricsäkrɜhair

Words derived from “szőrszál”

Every word from Proto-Ugric sawɜ →Every word from Hungarian szó →Every word from Hungarian szóval →