Where does “zemesrags” come from?

zemesrags (Latvian) comes from Latvian zemes, from Hungarian Szemes, from Hungarian szem, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

zemesrags (Latvian): cape, promontory, headland

Definitions

  1. cape, promontory, headland

Ancestry of “zemesrags”, step by step

zemesrags traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian zemes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzemesgenitive singular form of zeme; nominative...
2HungarianSzemes—
3Hungarianszemeye; grain; grain, speck
4Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Latvian rags

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianragshorn; a sharp projection; an object or phenomenon...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicrágashorn
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Hungarian szem →Every word from Hungarian Szemes →