Where does “lelj” come from?

lelj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lel, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewδä- — to find.

Ancestry of “lelj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlelto find
2Proto-Finno-Ugriclewδä-to find
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewδä- →Every word from Hungarian lel →