Where does “szemtanú” come from?

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

szemtanú (Hungarian): eyewitness

Definitions

  1. eyewitness

Ancestry of “szemtanú”, step by step

szemtanú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szem

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

via Hungarian tanú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantanúwitness

Words derived from “szemtanú”

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