Where does “színi” come from?

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

színi (Hungarian): stage, onstage, theatrical, dramatic

Definitions

  1. stage, onstage, theatrical, dramatic

Ancestry of “színi”, step by step

színi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szín

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

via Hungarian szí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszí—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěnь →Every word from Slovak sieň →