Where does “tejszín” come from?

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

tejszín (Hungarian): cream

Definitions

  1. cream

Ancestry of “tejszín”, step by step

tejszín 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 tej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantejmilk

Words derived from “tejszín”

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