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Where does “sí” come from?

sí (Hungarian) comes from German Schi, from Norwegian ski, from Old Norse skíð, from Proto-Germanic skīdą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

sí (Hungarian): ski; to howl, cry, whiz, shriek, screech, shrill

Definitions

  1. ski; to howl, cry, whiz, shriek, screech, shrill

Ancestry of “sí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchiAlternative spelling of Ski; ski
2Norwegianski—
3Old Norseskíðstick of wood, snowshoe; split wood, wooden...
4Proto-Germanicskīdąpiece of wood, billet, board
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
6Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “sí”

  • síelő
  • síkság
  • síp
  • sípcsont
  • sím
  • síelések
  • sík
  • síoktató
  • sícipő
  • síbakancs
  • síel
  • síelés
  • síelők
  • síbajnokok
  • síd
  • pánsíp
  • pánsípok
  • sípok
  • fennsík
  • sífelszerelés
  • síkok
  • síbajnok
  • sít
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