Where does “szalontánc” come from?

szalontánc (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szalon, from German Salon, from French salon, from Italian salone, from Italian sala, from Latin Sala, from Zulu isala, from Persian انشاءالله — God willing; inshallah, if it is God’s will; it...

szalontánc (Hungarian): ballroom dance

Definitions

  1. ballroom dance

Ancestry of “szalontánc”, step by step

szalontánc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szalon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszalonsalon
2GermanSalonlounge; salon; saloon
3Frenchsalonliving room
4Italiansalonesitting room, living room, lounge; reception...
5Italiansalaroom; hall; axis
6LatinSalaIJssel river
7Zuluisalabunch of feathers, worn on the back of the head
8Persianانشاءالله
9Arabicإن شاء اللهGod willing; inshallah, if it is God’s will; it...

via Hungarian tánc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantáncdance
2Germantanzsingular imperative of tanzen
3Middle High Germantanz
4Old Frenchdancedance
5Old Frenchdancierto dance
6Vulgar Latin*dantiāre

Words derived from “szalontánc

Every word from Arabic إن شاء اللهEvery word from Persian انشاءاللهEvery word from Zulu isala