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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

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