Where does “folt” come from?

folt (Romanian) comes from Hungarian folt, from Hungarian fal, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.

folt (Romanian): patch

Definitions

  1. patch

Ancestry of “folt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfoltstain, spot, blotch; patch; blemish
2Hungarianfalwall; to devour, gorge, wolf, scarf
3Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala- →Every word from Hungarian fal →Every word from Hungarian folt →