Where does “Sălăgean” come from?

Sălăgean (Romanian) comes from Romanian Sălaj, from Hungarian Szilágy, from Hungarian ágy, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ajŋe — brain.

Ancestry of “Sălăgean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianSălaj
2HungarianSzilágy
3Hungarianágybed
4Proto-Finno-Ugricajŋebrain
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ajŋeEvery word from Hungarian ágyEvery word from Hungarian Szilágy