Where does “másvalaki” come from?

másvalaki (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian valaki, from Hungarian vala-, from Zou va̋, from Proto-Kuki-Chin *waa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔ — bird, fowl.

másvalaki (Hungarian): someone else not the known person in question but someone else, an undefined person

Definitions

  1. someone else not the known person in question but someone else, an undefined person

Ancestry of “másvalaki”, step by step

másvalaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian valaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvalakisomebody, someone; abbreviated as vki
2Hungarianvala-some-
3Zouva̋bird
4Proto-Kuki-Chin*waa
5Proto-Sino-Tibetan*waʔbird, fowl

via Hungarian más

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmásother, different; someone else, something else;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricmu
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *waʔEvery word from Hungarian vala-Every word from Hungarian valaki
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