Where does “holt nyelv” come from?

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

holt nyelv (Hungarian): dead language a language which no longer has any native speakers

Definitions

  1. dead language a language which no longer has any native speakers

Ancestry of “holt nyelv”, step by step

holt nyelv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian holt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianholtdead, deceased; dead; death
2Hungarianhálto sleep
3Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Hungarian nyelv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyelvtongue; language; language, tongue
2Proto-Finno-Ugricńälmätongue
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Hungarian hál →Every word from Hungarian holt →
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