Where does “szemgolyó” come from?

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

szemgolyó (Hungarian): eyeball

Definitions

  1. eyeball

Ancestry of “szemgolyó”, step by step

szemgolyó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szem

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

via Hungarian golyó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangolyóball

Words derived from “szemgolyó”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Hungarian szem →