Where does “lepényhal” come from?

lepényhal (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hál, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

lepényhal (Hungarian): flatfish

Definitions

  1. flatfish

Ancestry of “lepényhal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhálto sleep
2Proto-Uralickale-to die

Words derived from “lepényhal”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Hungarian hál →
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