Where does “tulbi” come from?

tulbi (Livonian) comes from Livonian tūlda, from Proto-Finnic tuldak, from Proto-Uralic tole-, from Hungarian -ál, from Hungarian -l, from Proto-Uralic -l.

tulbi (Livonian): next, coming

Definitions

  1. next, coming

Ancestry of “tulbi”, step by step

tulbi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian tūlda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniantūldato come, arrive, show up
2Proto-Finnictuldakto come
3Proto-Uralictole-to come
4Hungarian-álSame as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for...
5Hungarian-lAppended to a noun, an adjective or less...
6Proto-Uralic-l

via Livonian bi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianbi
Every word from Proto-Uralic -lEvery word from Hungarian -álEvery word from Proto-Uralic tole-
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