Where does “lelenc” come from?
lelenc (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lel, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewδä- — to find.
lelenc (Hungarian): foundling, waif
Ancestry of “lelenc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | lel | to find |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | lewδä- | to find |