Where does “tejszínhab” come from?

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

tejszínhab (Hungarian): whipped cream

Definitions

  1. whipped cream

Ancestry of “tejszínhab”, step by step

tejszínhab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tejszín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantejszíncream
2Hungarianszíncolor; complexion; light
3Slovaksieňhall
4Proto-Slavicsěnьshadow
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Hungarian hab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhabfoam; whipped cream; froth
2Proto-Uralic*kompawave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěnь →Every word from Slovak sieň →