Where does “földszín” come from?

földszín (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szín, from Slovak sieň, from Proto-Slavic sěnь, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

földszín (Hungarian): earth color; surface of the Earth

Definitions

  1. earth color; surface of the Earth

Ancestry of “földszín”, step by step

földszín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszíncolor; complexion; light
2Slovaksieňhall
3Proto-Slavicsěnьshadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Hungarian Föld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianFöldEarth

Words derived from “földszín

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Slavic sěnьEvery word from Slovak sieň