Where does “old” come from?
old (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian öl, from Proto-Uralic süle, from Proto-Turkic *sögil — wart.
old (Hungarian): to solve; to untie
Definitions
- to solve; to untie
Ancestry of “old”, step by step
old traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian öl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | öl | to kill, slay, murder; to devote, sacrifice,... |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | süle | bosom, lap, open arms |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *sögil | wart |
via Proto-Uralic aŋa-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Uralic | aŋa- | to loosen, open , untie |