Where does “életre kel” come from?
életre kel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kel, from Bavarian Keel, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
életre kel (Hungarian): to come to life
Ancestry of “életre kel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | kel | to get up, rise; to rise; to sprout, shoot, bud,... |
| 2 | Bavarian | Keel | Savoy cabbage |
| 3 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |