Where does “alján” come from?

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

alján (Hungarian): superessive singular of alja

Definitions

  1. superessive singular of alja

Ancestry of “alján”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianaljbottom, lower part; skirt
2Hungarianálfalse, fake, sham, phoney, make-believe, bogus,...
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Hungarian álEvery word from Hungarian alj
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