Where does “tyúkszem” come from?

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

tyúkszem (Hungarian): corn a type of callus, usually on the feet or hands

Definitions

  1. corn a type of callus, usually on the feet or hands

Ancestry of “tyúkszem”, step by step

tyúkszem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szem

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

via Hungarian tyúk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantyúkhen
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Hungarian szem →