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Uncertain. Either derived from the same supposed stem as lebeg(“to float”); or from Proto-Ugric or perhaps Proto-Finno-Ugric*lᴕ̈pɜ, *lepɜ(“leaf”) (compare Erzyaлопа(lopa, “leaf”)). The meaning “letter” is attested from the 14th century onwards.[1][2]
(leaf):levél in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
(letter etc.):levél in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN