Where does “халас” come from?

халас (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian halász, from Hungarian hál, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

халас (Serbo-Croatian): a river fisherman

Definitions

  1. a river fisherman

Ancestry of “халас”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhalászfisherman, fisher
2Hungarianhálto sleep
3Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Hungarian hál →Every word from Hungarian halász →