Could a "ritual act" whether sacred or not also be seen in the light of the "customs" belonging to a people?

zoku customs; manners /Japanese

see Latin săcer, -cra, -crum sacred, holy, consecrated; in bad sense 'accursed' , 'devoted to destruction', 'horrible'; săcerdōs, -dōtis a priest, priestess

see Greek hagios "holy" [dep]
see Oscan sakoro "sacred" [dep]
see Hittite saklai "custom" [dep]
see Indo-European *sak- "to consecrate" [pa]

Officially, Hungarian szak- is of FU origin.

Officially, Hungarian szakma is from szakmány "contract" which is possibly related to szakad- "rip". which is considered a derivative of szak "age", "era", etc. [Chong]

shoku an office; a post; duties; service; employment; work; a job; profession; a trade /Japanese
shokugyō an occupation, a calling; a profession; a trade /Japanese
suku to make, manufacture /Japanese

Hungarian szem is seen as of FU origin.

sim to see through, etc.

čam(m) 'eye' /Baluchi [ak1]
č∂mm eye /Baluchi [mab]
chham the eye. P. chashm /N. Baluchi [mld]

Hungarian nézésű
< nézés 'look' + adjectival/verbal suffix -ű which ascribes the attribute of 'watching'
< né-z 'to look, watch' (-z is a frequentative suffix) [alinei]

nätšeä to see; to look; nätšijä (n.) witness /Vaddja [fv]
netez, neteződik to watch, look at smtg. /Székely Hungarian (Transylvania)

naz-ir "seers" of the old religion /Old Hungarian [hh96]
né-z to look at smtg.; to watch /Hungarian (-z is a frequentative suffix) [alinei]

neili to watch /Vogul; niutaGe watch /Ostjak; naani /Votjak
nähdä to see /Finn; nägema see /Estonian; niegâdit dream /Lapp

najari, nanjari blind of one eye (Mun.d.a_ri) (Mun.d.a_ri lex.) [sk]

nazar 1) sight; 2) sight of a gun; 3) evil eye /Brahui

ne_t.u (ne_t.i-) to seek, look out for, desire, consider, aim at (Tamil); nit.t.isu to look at, look at much, inquisitively or sternly, stare (Kannad.a) (DEDR 3766) [sk]

o_kku (no_kki-) to see, look at, behold, view, consider, reflect, regard, pay attention to, arrange, put in order, keep, protect, save, do, perform, resemble, compare, read, desire; n. eye, sight, look, beauty, meaning, intention, knowledgeness, greatness, mode, style; no_kkam eye, eyesight, look, gaze, glance, view, aspects of a planet, appearance, expression, cast of countenance, beauty, attractiveness, watch, design, object, intention, aim, sense, intelligence, attention, observa-tion, desire, indication, sign (Tamil); no_t.t.am examination of coins, assaying, scrutiny of gems, precious metals, etc., value, criticism as by a rival artist or workman, attempt at wit, endeavour to excel, hinder or baffle another in speech (Tamil); no_t.t.am viewing, examination, experienced eye, sharp sight, shroffage, fortune-telling; no_kkuka to look at, view, observe, look after, examine, be in a certain direction, seek, consider, regard, intend; no_kkam view, beauty, eye; no_kkal a look (Malayalam); no.t.- (no.c-) to look at, look for, examine, be looked at; no.t., no.t.m (obl. no.t.t-) a sight (Kota); no_kku look, watchfulness, sight, beauty (Malayalam); nwi.t. (nwi.t.y-) to look at; nwi.t. a sight (Toda); no_d.u to look, look on, look at, view, behold, look after, examine, consider, take care, see; no_d.uvike looking etc.; no_d.isu to cause to look; no_t.a looking at or on, viewing, behold, look after, examine, consider, take care, see; no_d.uvike looking etc.; no_d.isu to cause to look; no_t.a looking at or on, viewing, beholding, seeing, examination, a sight, spectacle, sight, the power of seeing, a look, appearance; no_t.aka a looker-on, spectator, eyewitness (Kannad.a); no.t.- (no.t.i-) to look at (Kod.agu); no_t.a sight, view, vision, aim; no_d.a_runi, no_d.a_vuni to point at, show; nu_t.a_vuni to show (Tulu)(DEDR 3794).[sk]

natis "wise, seer" [az96]
nethśra haruspicina; netśvis haruspex [lb]

Classical Greek [lsj1

nää to see /Vaddja [fv]
né-z 'to look, watch' /Hungarian

naa! interj here! /Vaddja [fv]
ni! nini! look!; lo!; behold! /Hungarian

nu image, likeness; máš look, inspect

ñ (v) to see; ñaa (n) eye, etc /Mandinka [pc1]

e:n "look there!" /Proto Indo-European [ryan]

in-i (vti) / in-o (vta), "see" [ryan]

má! má! look out!, watch out, hey!, wait! there! /Alabama [tm]

From or related to

nąw- see [y84]

soka (n.) plow; sokams (v.) to plow /Erzya [fv]
csák "plow" /Hungarian

zocoztia "tore" (past tense) /Old Hungarian {12th. Century} (Modern, szakasztotta) [gzb1]
szaggat to rip, rend /Hungarian

also see Hungarian cikk

suh _(2,3,5) v., to uproot, displace; to relocate, transfer; to become confused [jh]
zìg to expend, go out, uproot; zuh to steal, to rob [jh]
sig_3,11 to chop down; sè(g) subdue, to subject [jh]

suxi (v.) to uproot, pluck /Wollof [pc2]

skз to plough /Old Egyptian [cgj]

cagar. , cagat to tear off; surka to strip off (Santali.lex.) [sk]
sigi to cut deeply with axe (Santali.lex.) [sk]

*šąγ- to dig, to dig out (рыть, копать) /Proto Chukchee-Koryak [ss: PN1132]

*s/e:k cleave, split /Sino-Tibetan [ss]

saki (LN) a large tear in clothing; sakitu to cut, make an incision (L,LN,U) /Basque
sega scythe; sega-tu (C) to cut, harvest /Basque

sugi to tear off, strip off, peel (Kannad.a); coxna_ to pluck, cull (Kur.ux); coge to pluck off, set free; cogre to drop off, get free (Malt.o)(DEDR 2644). [sk]

cakkai chips (Tamil); cake rind of fruits (Tamil); cekku to pare, cut the side or rind of; n. the rind or parings of fruits, etc. (Telugu); cekka piece (Naikri, Gondi); sek to plane, fashion things out of wood (Kond.a); sespa planing, scraping (?Kui); sesa shavings (?Kui); seka piece (?Kui); cakta_ a slice (Kur.ux); cegla_ chip, splinter (Kur.ux); caka a slice ; (Malt.o)(DEDR 2748). [sk]

sigul.u, si_l., si_l.u to split, to be cleft; splitting; a split, a fragment, a piece (Kannad.a); sigur-, sigur-u, sibar-u, sivar-u, sivur-u a splinter (Kannad.a)(Kannad.a lex.) [sk]

sigasu to have split as wood; sigi to split as wood; to tear or rend with teeth as sugarcane /Kannad.a; sekke, cakke a chip; sekku to put in, to insert; serku id. /Kannad.a; cakke, cekke, sakke, sekke (Tadbhava of s'alka) a chip of wood /Kannad.a; cakke, cekke /Telugu; cakkai /Tamil; cakke a chip of wood or of stone /Kannad.a; cekku /Telugu; sigul.u, si_l., si_l.u to split, to be cleft; splitting; a split, a fragment, a piece /Kannad.a [sk]

cu_gna_ to harrow (Kur.ux); cge to poke, stir; cgure to poke, pick (as one's teeth or ear)(Malt.o)(DEDR 2719)[sk]

sukustan to be broken or torn up /Persian [fjs]

shaqq (v.n.) splitting, tearing; cutting (a tooth); being difficult, troublesome (any work); remaining open (the eye of a corpse); being separate from one's people; separating, scattering; throwing into difficulties, paining, grieving; a fissure, crack, crevice; a half; day-break, dawn [shaqq khwurdan, To be or become split;<-> shaqq zadan (kardan), To tear, split, divide;]; shuquq (pl. of shaqq), Fissures, rents, crevices, chinks. /Persian [fjs]

shaqa'iq (pl. of shaqiqat) fissures, cracks; etc. /Persian [fjs]

shaqb, shiqb a cleft in a mountain or rock; a narrow pass between two hills; etc. /Persian [fjs]

shiqqat the half, especially of anything split or torn the long way; a chip of wood; a rag of cloth /Persian [fjs]

Chorti [cw]

chikoffi to cut a piece (of meat), slice a piece (of meat) /Alabama [tm]
chikòoli to cut meat, slice meat, butcher (plural objects) /Alabama [tm]

cikka to drop [sm]

sukud, zugud height, depth; tall, high [jh]

suki, sukima crevice, chink, gap,crack /Japanese

psu^gma, atos, to IV. chink, fissure /Classical Greek [lsj1]

suka a crack, a gorge, a pass [id] /Thracian
šùkė [id] /Lithuanian

tek (suffix) a little [sm]

*žōk`e nearly, hardly /Altaic [ss]

shika particle used with a negative meaning "no more than, only, no other than, etc." /Japanese

shuclla only [q1]
chikalla just; only {chika "so much; so strong" + -lla "modesty" [q2]

sig₉ narrow [jh]
sug₄ , sù ; su (v.) to strip naked, lay bare; to empty; (adj.) empty, destitute.[jh]

zug@ 'small, short' [ss]

seekee (adj) skint; sekeeriŋ. sekeeta (adj) skint, penniless /Mandinka [pc1]

Cognate Set <Leslau (1987) , p. 646b #6> [oi4]

Cognate Set <Sasse (1983) , p. 111 #> [oi4]

sak to be lacking, to be without [sm]

*c'`iku few, poor/Altaic [ss]

*sä'gu shallow/Altaic [ss]

*sik`u small, few /Altaic [ss]

*sio:k`u to be hollow, crack /Altaic [ss]

*Ce>k ( ~ C/-, -i@-) emaciated /Sino-Tibetan [ss]

zeken stingy, miserly; zikoitz niggardly; greedy
txiki-tu (B,G,U) to make small; to reduce; to rip

*z^|i>k.wA> / *k.i>z^|wA> short /North Caucasian [ss]

*c./_wa":qV few /North Caucasian [ss]

*ĉik- small /Dravidian [ss]

cikku (cikki-) to become lean or emaciated; cikal (cikalv-, cikan-r--) to diminish, decrease, perish; n. want, ruin (Tamil); cikk- (cikki-) to become tired; cikki numb sensation of mouth produced by areca-nut (Kod.agu); cikku to become lean or thin (Telugu); sik- (-t-) to be reduced (as body), fail (in flesh), pine in fear, etc. (Kond.a)(DEDR 2503). [sk]

cak lean (of meat); cakn lean man; fem. caky (Kota); cakku, cekku stunted, short, lean; cakke a weakling, lean person (Tulu)(DEDR 2268). [sk]

sikk decrease the mass of, lower

sikóopa to be poor, be destitute, suffer hardship, be shabby; to be weak, feeble, sickly /Alabama [tm]

chikallanta a little {chikalla " just; only" + -nta "through, across"} [q2]
chuqu narrow and long [q2]

sikitnaka vt. (sikitpi) squeeze (e.g. in fist); crush with hand [ud]
sukutnaka vt. (sukutpi) clench; clinch [ud]

tcuk fall₄ off [y84]

Cognate Set <Ehret (1987) , #122> [oi4]

*ĉ.a">ku> / *ĉa">k.u> young (of animals), boy /North Caucasian [ss]

siku (B) arid
xukatu (U) to drain, dry (something) off; to remove water from

cukku (cukki-) to get dry /Tamil; cukkuka to grow dry, shrivel; cukku dry /Malayalam [sk]

sig₉ narrow [jh]

sgrh. to quell, make to cease /Old Egyptian [cgj]

ÿygryl-mak 1. to shrink, be shy 2. to waver /Turkmen [glnp]
ÿygyr-mak 1. to crumple, twist, wrinkle 2. to draw in /Turkmen [glnp]

xuhur miserly; tight-fisted (with money)
zuhur wise, sensible, cautious, prudent; observant, shrewd, keen; stingy, economical, thrifty

surku, sukku to contract, shrivel, shrink, fade; surku, sukku, sun:ku, sokku contracting, shrivelling, shrinking, a wrinkle /Kannad.a; cukkuka to grow dry, shrivel (Malayalam) [sk]

süng a wedge /Ugrian

sukur spear, lance [jh]

sag-aris battle ax [Herodotus]

*ŝiuk`e to carve, tear /Altaic [ss]

*s[e:]ĉ wise, careful /Altaic [ss]

toki, piau axe /Mäori [ng]

*c.@q.V ( ~ -o>-,-e>-) sharp /North Caucasian [ss]

cakna_ to sharpen an edge instrument, whet (Kurux.); cake to sharpen, whet (Malt.o)(DEDR 2277). [sk]

chici splinter; chuki spear [q2]

suksuk spear, lance [ud]

są(·)k, sah-ahk, sŭk', saⁿk, sükh tooth, teeth [y84]

*č`ăjižV breast /Altaic [ss]

ca_ci mother's milk (nursery)/Tamil; ca_ci, ta_ci a childish word for the female breast /Kannad.a; ca_ci woman's breast /Telugu [sk]

chuchu nipple, breast [q1]
chichiy to suckle; to nurse; to give milk [q2]
chuchuchiy to suckle; to nurse; to give milk [q2]

*ĉ`[i]ĉ`V spout, prick, penis /Altaic [ss]

*c.o>c.V ( ~ c._) tip, spout /North Caucasian [ss]

chiichi penis Usage: Euphemism, nursery word /Alabama [tm]

cùccuru "peak (of a mountain)" [slc]

čuč sprout, tendril, baby plant; little finger /Baluchi [mab]

zag, zà boundary, border, limit, side; cusp, beginning; territory, district, place; sanctuary; percentage; a measure for fish; shoulder; right (side); front; outside of [jh]

*ĉ`ake boundary, section /Altaic [ss]

*siga border, interval /Altaic [ss]

*cą.cqa.- "the cord of average/mean thickness" (шнур средней толщины) 1; "to edge" (оторочить) 2 /Proto Chukchee-Koryak [ss: PN1565]

Classical Greek [lsj1]

chiika² to sit, take a seat, settle down (of several) /Alabama [tm]

chukuna stool [q2]

*zök`o side; corner; direction /Altaic [ss]

xoko (L,LN), zoko corner; zoko-tsu angular

*s/ikw| severe, violent /Sino-Tibetan [ss]

zakar (B,G,L,U) coarse, rough, harsh; zakar-tu to be rough, become rude, become gruff
zigor punishment, whip (LN); zigor-tu (C) to punish

sa~_ku to educate, foster (Telugu)(DEDR 2427). [sk]

siqullu // seqollo whip [q2]

Hungarian csillog possibly derives from

dul fire /Finnish
delne country oven (archaic) /Hungarian
gyújt-; gyúl- ignite; to set on fire; to catch fire /Hungarian

dalla (n.) beam, ray (v.) to be or make bright; to shine.[jh]
zalag ₍₂₎, zal light, brightness; bright, luminous, radiant, pure [jh]

taal (v.) to light, start, kindle /Wollof [pc2]

Cognate Set <Ehret (1987) , #125> [oi4]

*t`io:lo to shine, reflect /Altaic [ss]

*ziol/a to shine, blaze /Altaic [ss]

*t`ulV (~ -o-) to burn /Altaic [ss]

sulu- to shine /Proto-Oceanic [pkm]
sila- to shine /Proto-Philippine [pkm]
sarang- refulgent /Tagalog [pkm]
sulu- light, /Kapampangan [pkm]
zelag- to shine /Proto-Philippine [pkm]
sellag- bright or full (of the moon) /Ilokano [pkm]
sarang- the human ear when light can be seen through it when viewed in a certain way /Ilokano [pkm]

jhile mile, jilmil shining, polished, burnished, beautiful; jhalkao to shine, to flash, be burnished; jhalmal resplendent, clean and bright; jhalmalao to be trim, clean; neatly executed; jhal jhal to glisten, to glitter (Santali.lex) [sk]

*Cil/H bright /Sino-Tibetan [ss]

*s/Vl?V ( ~ s/-,-l/-,-h|-) light, ray /North Caucasian [ss]

*jąhĩ-lγą- moon (луна) /Proto Chukchee-Kamchatkan [ss: PN458]

tul.an:ku (tul.an:ki-) to shine, be bright, luminous, radiate; tul.akkam brightness, splendour; tul.akku (tul.akki-) to polish; tul.umpu (tul.umpi-) to sparkle, glitter, shine; tulan:ku (tulan:ki-) to shine, glitter, be bright, be polished, be clear; tulakku (tulakki-) to polish, burnish, cause to shine, illumine, make clear, sharpen; n. lustre, polish; tulakkam lustre, brightness, splendour, polish, gloss, clearness (Tamil); tul.an.n.uka to glitter; tul.akkuka to burnish; tul.akkam splendour; til.an.n.uka, tel.an.n.uka to shine, glitter; til.akkam, tel.akkam splendour;[cf. tilakam vermilion mark on the forehead of women (Tamil)]; tol.agu to shine, be full of splendour; n. shine, splendour; tol.apu shine, lustre (Kannad.a); tulakincu to shine, rejoice; tulakimpu shining, rejoicing; tola~ku to shine, be splendid (Telugu)(DEDR 3360). [sk]

Classical Greek [lsj1]

One official source sees Hungarian dél deriving from a Turkic source.
Another expert sees it as deriving from Old Turkic or Chuvash. [Chong]

dalla (n.) beam, ray (v.) to be or make bright; to shine.[jh]
dara ₄, dar ₄ dark, dim; high [jh]

*thu:r (~dh-,-o:-) bright, shine /Sino-Tibetan [ss]

Dwr to be (come) light /Central Semitic [ahd]
_Dôr to be (come) light./Hebrew [ahd]

*t`io:lo to shine, reflect /Altaic [ss]

*tu:\l/i clear sky, noon /Altaic [ss: 2280]

terul. (terul.v-, terun.t.-) to know, gain true knowledge, perceive, ascertain, understand clearly, be renowned, be clear, lucid; n. knowledge, intelligence, clear perception, comprehension, wisdom /Tamil [sk]

*te:r- to be clear, evident /Dravidian [DEDR 3419][ss: 1526]

tel. to become clear; tel.ir (-v-, -nt-) to shine, sparkle (Tamil); tel.i clearness, brightness (Malaylam); teli, seli clear, pure, filtered (Tulu) (DEDR 3433).[sk]

Classical Greek [lsj]