Where does “lék” come from?

lék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lé, from Proto-Uralic läme — broth.

lék (Hungarian): leak; ice hole

Definitions

  1. leak; ice hole

Ancestry of “lék”, step by step

lék traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianléliquid; juice; gravy
2Proto-Uraliclämebroth

via Proto-Uralic lekka-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uraliclekka-gap, tear, crack; to cut, cleave

Words derived from “lék”

Every word from Proto-Uralic läme →Every word from Hungarian lé →