Where does “szempilla” come from?

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

szempilla (Hungarian): eyelash

Definitions

  1. eyelash

Ancestry of “szempilla”, step by step

szempilla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szem

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

via Hungarian pilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpillaeyelash

Words derived from “szempilla”

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