Where does “helyszín” come from?

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

helyszín (Hungarian): scene, site

Definitions

  1. scene, site

Ancestry of “helyszín”, step by step

helyszín 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 hely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhelyplace, location; space, room

Words derived from “helyszín”

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