Where does “szemlencse” come from?

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

szemlencse (Hungarian): lens

Definitions

  1. lens

Ancestry of “szemlencse”, step by step

szemlencse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szem

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

via Hungarian lencse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlencselentil; lens
2Proto-Slavic*lęťalentil

Words derived from “szemlencse”

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