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Where does “nyaksál” come from?

nyaksál (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sál, from German Schal, from English shawl, from Middle English schalen, from Middle English schale, from Old English sċealu, from Proto-West Germanic *skalu, from Proto-Germanic skalō — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

nyaksál (Hungarian): scarf, muffler, shawl, neckerchief

Definitions

  1. scarf, muffler, shawl, neckerchief

Ancestry of “nyaksál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansálscarf; shawl
2GermanSchalscarf; shawl
3EnglishshawlA square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a...
4Middle Englishschalen—
5Middle Englishschaleshell, husk; scale
6Old Englishsċealushell, husk; shell, husk, pod; husk
7Proto-West Germanic*skalu—
8Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
9Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
10Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “nyaksál”

  • nyaksálak
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