Where does “alapul” come from?

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

alapul (Hungarian): to be founded/based upon something; to rest on...

Definitions

  1. to be founded/based upon something; to rest on...

Ancestry of “alapul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianalapbase, foundation
2Hungarianálfalse, fake, sham, phoney, make-believe, bogus,...
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Hungarian ál →Every word from Hungarian alap →