Where does “színész” come from?

színész (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szín, from Slovak sieň, from Proto-Slavic sěnь, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

színész (Hungarian): actor, player; actor, hypocrite

Definitions

  1. actor, player; actor, hypocrite

Ancestry of “színész”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszíncolor; complexion; light
2Slovaksieňhall
3Proto-Slavicsěnьshadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “színész”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěnь →Every word from Slovak sieň →