Where does “holttest” come from?

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

holttest (Hungarian): corpse, body

Definitions

  1. corpse, body

Ancestry of “holttest”, step by step

holttest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian holt

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

via Hungarian test

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantestbody; solid; field

Words derived from “holttest

Every word from Proto-Uralic kale-Every word from Hungarian hálEvery word from Hungarian holt