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
- corpse, body
Ancestry of “holttest”, step by step
holttest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian holt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | holt | dead, deceased; dead; death |
| 2 | Hungarian | hál | to sleep |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kale- | to die |
via Hungarian test
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | test | body; solid; field |