Where does “talán” come from?
talán (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian találom, from Hungarian talál, from Proto-Uralic tole-, from Hungarian -ál, from Hungarian -l, from Proto-Uralic -l.
talán (Hungarian): maybe, perhaps
Definitions
- maybe, perhaps
Ancestry of “talán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | találom | first-person singular indicative present definite... |
| 2 | Hungarian | talál | to find, come across; to find; to hit |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tole- | to come |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ál | Same as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -l | Appended to a noun, an adjective or less... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -l | — |