Where does “szemöldökfa” come from?

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

szemöldökfa (Hungarian): lintel, transom

Definitions

  1. lintel, transom

Ancestry of “szemöldökfa”, step by step

szemöldökfa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szemöldök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszemöldökeyebrow
2Hungarianszemeye; grain; grain, speck
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Hungarian fá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfáfa, a syllable used in solfège to represent the...
2Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Hungarian szem →Every word from Hungarian szemöldök →