Where does “ellj” come from?

ellj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ellik, from Proto-Turkic ellig — fifty.

Ancestry of “ellj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianellikto give birth, calve, foal, lamb, whelp
2Proto-Turkicelligfifty
Every word from Proto-Turkic elligEvery word from Hungarian ellik