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Where does “lakatlan” come from?

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

lakatlan (Hungarian): uninhabited, unpopulated

Definitions

  1. uninhabited, unpopulated

Ancestry of “lakatlan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lakatlan”

  • emberlakatlan
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