Where does “аргат” come from?
аргат (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ارغاد, from Ancient Greek ἐργάτης, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
аргат (Bulgarian): a male farmhand, a male agricultural labourer, a...
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- a male farmhand, a male agricultural labourer, a...
Ancestry of “аргат”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ارغاد | alternative form of ارغات |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐργάτης | worker, workman, labourer; capstan, windlass,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |