Where does “színt vall” come from?

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

színt vall (Hungarian): to show one’s true colors

Definitions

  1. to show one’s true colors

Ancestry of “színt vall”, step by step

színt vall 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 váll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvállshoulder
2Proto-Uralic*wolkashoulder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěnь →Every word from Slovak sieň →
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