Where does “halj” come from?

halj (Westrobothnian) comes from Hungarian hál, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

Ancestry of “halj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhálto sleep
2Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Hungarian hál →
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