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Where does “halvány” come from?

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

halvány (Hungarian): faint

Definitions

  1. faint

Ancestry of “halvány”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhálto sleep
2Proto-Uralickale-to die

Words derived from “halvány”

  • leghalványabb
  • halványul
  • halványít
  • halványabb
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