Where does “halló” come from?
halló (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hall, from German halle, from Middle High German halle, from Old High German halla, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
halló (Hungarian): present participle of hall; auditory; hearing,...
Definitions
- present participle of hall; auditory; hearing,...
Ancestry of “halló”, step by step
halló traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian hall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | hall | to hear; middle-sized, windowless room, entryway,... |
| 2 | German | halle | inflection of hallen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | halle | — |
| 4 | Old High German | halla | — |
| 5 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 6 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 7 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |