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Where does “céllal” come from?

céllal (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cél, from German ziel, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

céllal (Hungarian): instrumental singular of cél

Definitions

  1. instrumental singular of cél

Ancestry of “céllal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancéltarget, goal, aim, purpose, objective; finish
2Germanzielsingular imperative of zielen
3Middle High Germanzil—
4Old High Germanzil—
5Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
6Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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