Where does “lakás” come from?

lakás (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lakik, from Hungarian lak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lakka — cover, roof, shelter.

lakás (Hungarian): apartment US, flat GB, home

Definitions

  1. apartment US, flat GB, home

Ancestry of “lakás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlakikto dwell, to live; to reside, to inhabit; to eat...
2Hungarianlakdwelling
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclakkacover, roof, shelter

Words derived from “lakás”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lakka →Every word from Hungarian lak →Every word from Hungarian lakik →
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