Where does “talpalj” come from?
talpalj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian alj, from Hungarian ál, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
Ancestry of “talpalj”, step by step
talpalj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian alj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | alj | bottom, lower part; skirt |
| 2 | Hungarian | ál | false, fake, sham, phoney, make-believe, bogus,... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Hungarian talp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | talp | sole; serif |