Where does “szénaboglya” come from?
szénaboglya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian széna, from Slovak seno, from Proto-Slavic sěno, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śáina, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.
szénaboglya (Hungarian): haystack
Definitions
- haystack
Ancestry of “szénaboglya”, step by step
szénaboglya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian széna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | széna | hay |
| 2 | Slovak | seno | hay |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sěno | hay |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śáina | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₁y- | to shine, shimmer |
via Hungarian boglya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | boglya | stack, rick |