Where does “szemügyre vesz” come from?

szemügyre vesz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szemügy, from Hungarian szem, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

szemügyre vesz (Hungarian): to eye someone or something, to observe...

Definitions

  1. to eye someone or something, to observe...

Ancestry of “szemügyre vesz”, step by step

szemügyre vesz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szemügy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszemügyattention paid through the eyes. Only used in...
2Hungarianszemeye; grain; grain, speck
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Hungarian vész

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvészplague, pestilence, pandemic, disease; disaster,...
2Proto-Uralicwexe-to take, to grasp
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Hungarian szem →Every word from Hungarian szemügy →