Where does “színtartó” come from?

színtartó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tartó, from Hungarian tárt, from Hungarian tár, from Serbo-Croatian tovar, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar — livestock, cattle.

színtartó (Hungarian): colorfast able to keep its colors from being washed out, running, or fading

Definitions

  1. colorfast able to keep its colors from being washed out, running, or fading

Ancestry of “színtartó”, step by step

színtartó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tartó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantartópresent participle of tart; holding, keeping;...
2Hungariantártthird-person singular indicative past indefinite...
3Hungariantárstorehouse, repository; cabinet, collection;...
4Serbo-Croatiantovarcargo; burden; load
5Proto-Slavictovarъloading
6Proto-Turkic*tabarlivestock, cattle

via Hungarian szín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszíncolor; complexion; light
2Slovaksieňhall
3Proto-Slavicsěnьshadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabarEvery word from Proto-Slavic tovarъEvery word from Serbo-Croatian tovar