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
- scarf, muffler, shawl, neckerchief
Ancestry of “nyaksál”, step by step
nyaksál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian sál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sál | scarf; shawl |
| 2 | German | Schal | scarf; shawl |
| 3 | English | shawl | A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a... |
| 4 | Middle English | schalen | to shell |
| 5 | Middle English | schale | shell, husk; scale |
| 6 | Old English | sċealu | shell, husk; shell, husk, pod; husk |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *skalu | shell, husk |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skalō | shell; lump, ball |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |