Where does “szemhéj” come from?

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

szemhéj (Hungarian): eyelid

Definitions

  1. eyelid

Ancestry of “szemhéj”, step by step

szemhéj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szem

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

via Hungarian héj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhéjshell egg, nut, skin apple, onion, potato, peel orange, lemon, rind melon, crust bread, bark tree

Words derived from “szemhéj”

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