Where does “talpnyaló” come from?

talpnyaló (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nyaló, from Hungarian nyál, from Proto-Uralic ńale- — to lick.

talpnyaló (Hungarian): bootlicker, adulator; bootlicking

Definitions

  1. bootlicker, adulator; bootlicking

Ancestry of “talpnyaló”, step by step

talpnyaló traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nyaló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyalópresent participle of nyal; licking; licker
2Hungariannyálsaliva
3Proto-Uralicńale-to lick

via Hungarian talp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantalpsole; serif

Words derived from “talpnyaló”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ńale- →Every word from Hungarian nyál →Every word from Hungarian nyaló →
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