Where does “szőrszálhasogatás” come from?

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

szőrszálhasogatás (Hungarian): hair-splitting, nitpicking excessive, petty detailing of a question; finding or pointing out tiny details or errors at all costs

Definitions

  1. hair-splitting, nitpicking excessive, petty detailing of a question; finding or pointing out tiny details or errors at all costs

Ancestry of “szőrszálhasogatás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszőrszála hair a single hair of an animal or human, but not on a human’s head
2Hungarianszálthread; fiber, fibre; stick
3Hungarianszóvalso, well, that is; instrumental singular of szó
4Hungarianszóword; voice; sound
5Proto-Ugricsawɜ—
Every word from Proto-Ugric sawɜ →Every word from Hungarian szó →Every word from Hungarian szóval →