Where does “hála” come from?

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

hála (Hungarian): gratitude, gratefulness

Definitions

  1. gratitude, gratefulness

Ancestry of “hála”, step by step

hála traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhálto sleep
2Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Proto-Slavic xvala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxvalapraise; thanks

Words derived from “hála”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Hungarian hál →