Where does “agyhalál” come from?

agyhalál (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian halál, from Hungarian -ál, from Hungarian -l, from Proto-Uralic -l.

agyhalál (Hungarian): brain death

Definitions

  1. brain death

Ancestry of “agyhalál”, step by step

agyhalál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian halál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhaláldeath
2Hungarian-álSame as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for...
3Hungarian-lAppended to a noun, an adjective or less...
4Proto-Uralic-l

via Hungarian ágy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianágybed
2Proto-Finno-Ugricajŋebrain
Every word from Proto-Uralic -lEvery word from Hungarian -álEvery word from Hungarian -l