Where does “ördöghal” come from?

ördöghal (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hál, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

ördöghal (Hungarian): anglerfish

Definitions

  1. anglerfish

Ancestry of “ördöghal”, step by step

ördöghal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhálto sleep
2Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Hungarian ördög

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianördögdevil
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Hungarian hál →