Where does “emberlakatlan” come from?
emberlakatlan (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lakatlan, from Hungarian lakik, from Hungarian lak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lakka — cover, roof, shelter.
emberlakatlan (Hungarian): uninhabited, unpopulated
Ancestry of “emberlakatlan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | lakatlan | uninhabited, unpopulated |
| 2 | Hungarian | lakik | to dwell, to live; to reside, to inhabit; to eat... |
| 3 | Hungarian | lak | dwelling |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | lakka | cover, roof, shelter |