Where does “Semeš” come from?

Semeš (Slovak) comes from Hungarian szemész, from Hungarian szem, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

Ancestry of “Semeš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszemészeye doctor, ophthalmologist
2Hungarianszemeye; grain; grain, speck
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →Every word from Hungarian szem →Every word from Hungarian szemész →