Where does “színészkedik” come from?

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

színészkedik (Hungarian): to act to work as an actor or actress

Definitions

  1. to act to work as an actor or actress

Ancestry of “színészkedik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszínészactor, player; actor, hypocrite
2Hungarianszíncolor; complexion; light
3Slovaksieňhall
4Proto-Slavicsěnьshadow
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěnь →Every word from Slovak sieň →
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