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Where does “falka” come from?

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

falka (Hungarian): pack; flock; herd

Definitions

  1. pack; flock; herd

Ancestry of “falka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “falka”

  • falkák
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala- →