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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianaljbottom, lower part; skirt
2Hungarianálfalse, fake, sham, phoney, make-believe, bogus,...
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Hungarian talp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantalpsole; serif

Words derived from “talpalj

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Hungarian álEvery word from Hungarian alj