Where does “falak” come from?

falak (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fal, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.

falak (Hungarian): nominative plural of fal

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of fal

Ancestry of “falak”, step by step

falak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fal

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

via Arabic فَلَك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَلَك—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala- →Every word from Hungarian fal →