Where does “alj” come from?

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

alj (Hungarian): bottom, lower part; skirt

Definitions

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

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