Where does “sálak” come from?
sálak (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,...
sálak (Hungarian): nominative plural of sál
Definitions
- nominative plural of sál
Ancestry of “sálak”, step by step
| 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,... |