Where does “éhbérért dolgozik” come from?

éhbérért dolgozik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian dolgozik, from Hungarian dolog, from Serbo-Croatian dȗg, from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

éhbérért dolgozik (Hungarian): to work for starvation wages

Definitions

  1. to work for starvation wages

Ancestry of “éhbérért dolgozik”, step by step

éhbérért dolgozik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian dolgozik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandolgozikto work
2Hungariandologthing, object; affair, business, matter; task,...
3Serbo-Croatiandȗgdebt
4Proto-Slavicdь̀lgъlong
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong

via Hungarian éhbér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianéhbérstarvation wages, pittance
2Hungarianéhhungry; hunger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ →