Where does “alapfém” come from?

alapfém (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian alap, from Hungarian ál, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

alapfém (Hungarian): base metal

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	alap	base, foundation
2	Hungarian	ál	false, fake, sham, phoney, make-believe, bogus,...
3	Proto-Uralic	ëla	below

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