Where does “Sălaj” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Sălaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianSzilágy—
2Hungarianágybed
3Proto-Finno-Ugricajŋebrain

Words derived from “Sălaj”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ajŋe →Every word from Hungarian ágy →Every word from Hungarian Szilágy →