Where does “faló” come from?

faló (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ló, from Proto-Ugric *luɣǝ — horse.

faló (Hungarian): hobby horse, cockhorse, stick horse a child's toy consisting of a [usually wooden or cloth] horse's head mounted on a stick

Definitions

  1. hobby horse, cockhorse, stick horse a child's toy consisting of a [usually wooden or cloth] horse's head mounted on a stick

Ancestry of “faló”, step by step

faló traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhorse; knight; pommel horse
2Proto-Ugric*luɣǝhorse

via Hungarian fal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfalwall; to devour, gorge, wolf, scarf
2Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat

via Hungarian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfa, a syllable used in solfège to represent the...
2Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Ugric *luɣǝEvery word from Hungarian
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