Where does “halpénz” come from?

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

halpénz (Hungarian): fishscale

Definitions

  1. fishscale

Ancestry of “halpénz”, step by step

halpénz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhálto sleep
2Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Hungarian pénz

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