Where does “argallar” come from?

argallar (Galician) comes from Galician argallo, from Latin ergalium, from Ancient Greek ἐργαλεῖον, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

argallar (Galician): to work unproductively

Definitions

  1. to work unproductively

Ancestry of “argallar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianargallocontraption, toy, gadget
2Latinergalium—
3Ancient Greekἐργαλεῖονtool, instrument
4Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
5Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “argallar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wérgon →