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Where does “sál” come from?

sál (Hungarian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

sál (Hungarian): scarf; shawl

Definitions

  1. scarf; shawl

Ancestry of “sál”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sál”

  • sálak
  • nyaksál
  • nyaksálak
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