Where does “halpikkely” come from?

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

halpikkely (Hungarian): fishscale

Definitions

  1. fishscale

Ancestry of “halpikkely”, step by step

halpikkely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhálto sleep
2Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Hungarian pikkely

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