Where does “hálapénz” come from?

hálapénz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hála, from Hungarian hál, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

hálapénz (Hungarian): doctors’ (and nurses’) gratuity illegal in Hungary from January 2021 on[https://www.parlament.hu/irom41/13174/13174.pdf]

Definitions

  1. doctors’ (and nurses’) gratuity illegal in Hungary from January 2021 on[https://www.parlament.hu/irom41/13174/13174.pdf]

Ancestry of “hálapénz”, step by step

hálapénz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hála

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhálagratitude, gratefulness
2Hungarianhálto sleep
3Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Hungarian pénz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpénzmoney
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Hungarian hál →Every word from Hungarian hála →