Where does “borostyánsárga” come from?
borostyánsárga (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian borostyán, from German bernstein, from German stein, from Middle High German stein, from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- — to stand.
borostyánsárga (Hungarian): amber of a brownish yellow colour, like that of most amber
Definitions
- amber of a brownish yellow colour, like that of most amber
Ancestry of “borostyánsárga”, step by step
borostyánsárga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian borostyán
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | borostyán | amber; ivy |
| 2 | German | bernstein | amber |
| 3 | German | stein | stone, rock |
| 4 | Middle High German | stein | stone |
| 5 | Old High German | stein | stone |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stain | stone |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Hungarian sárga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sárga | yellow |
| 2 | Old English | sāriġ | feeling or expressing grief, sorry, grieved,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sairagaz | sad; saddened; grieved; sorry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sairą | wound; sore |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sairaz | sore, painful |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂yro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y- | to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind |