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Where does “pulzál” come from?

pulzál (Hungarian) comes from Latin pulsāre, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulzál (Hungarian): to pulsate, throb; to pulsate

Definitions

  1. to pulsate, throb; to pulsate

Ancestry of “pulzál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulsāre—
2Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
3Latinpellō—
4Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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