Where does “bohóchal” come from?

bohóchal (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hál, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

bohóchal (Hungarian): clownfish

Definitions

  1. clownfish

Ancestry of “bohóchal”, step by step

bohóchal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhálto sleep
2Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Hungarian bohóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbohócclown
2Hungarianbohóplayful, foolish
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Hungarian hál →