Where does “lakó” come from?

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

lakó (Hungarian): dweller, inhabitant, resident, tenant, occupant, denizen someone or thing who lives in a place, chiefly in a building, apartment, or room, also metaphorically e.g. of a planet or another habitat

Definitions

  1. dweller, inhabitant, resident, tenant, occupant, denizen someone or thing who lives in a place, chiefly in a building, apartment, or room, also metaphorically e.g. of a planet or another habitat

Ancestry of “lakó”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lakó

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lakkaEvery word from Hungarian lakEvery word from Hungarian lakik