Where does “kapualj” come from?

kapualj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian alj, from Hungarian ál, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

kapualj (Hungarian): doorway, gateway

Definitions

  1. doorway, gateway

Ancestry of “kapualj”, step by step

kapualj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian alj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianaljbottom, lower part; skirt
2Hungarianálfalse, fake, sham, phoney, make-believe, bogus,...
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Hungarian kapu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankapugate, entrance, door; goal
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Hungarian ál →Every word from Hungarian alj →