Where does “színvak” come from?

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

színvak (Hungarian): color blind

Definitions

  1. color blind

Ancestry of “színvak”, step by step

színvak 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 vak

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