Where does “alapszabály” come from?

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

alapszabály (Hungarian): ground rule, statute, rules

Definitions

  1. ground rule, statute, rules

Ancestry of “alapszabály”, step by step

alapszabály traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian alap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianalapbase, foundation
2Hungarianálfalse, fake, sham, phoney, make-believe, bogus,...
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Hungarian szabály

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszabályrule
2Hungarianszabto tailor, cut
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Hungarian álEvery word from Hungarian alap