Where does “lakást” come from?

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

lakást (Hungarian): accusative singular of lakás

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of lakás

Ancestry of “lakást”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlakásapartment US, flat GB, home
2Hungarianlakikto dwell, to live; to reside, to inhabit; to eat...
3Hungarianlakdwelling
4Proto-Finno-Ugriclakkacover, roof, shelter
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lakka →Every word from Hungarian lak →Every word from Hungarian lakik →