Where does “széna” come from?

széna (Hungarian) comes from Slovak seno, from Proto-Slavic sěno, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śáina, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

széna (Hungarian): hay

Definitions

  1. hay

Ancestry of “széna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaksenohay
2Proto-Slavicsěnohay
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśáina—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “széna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śáina →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěno →
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