Where does “szemüveg” come from?

szemüveg (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian üveg, from Alanic äväg.

szemüveg (Hungarian): glasses, eyeglass

Definitions

  1. glasses, eyeglass

Ancestry of “szemüveg”, step by step

szemüveg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian üveg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianüvegglass; bottle
2Alanicäväg—

via Hungarian szem

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

Words derived from “szemüveg”

Every word from Alanic äväg →Every word from Hungarian üveg →