Where does “alapbér” come from?

alapbér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian alap, from Hungarian ál, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

alapbér (Hungarian): basic salary, basic wage

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	alap	base, foundation
2	Hungarian	ál	false, fake, sham, phoney, make-believe, bogus,...
3	Proto-Uralic	ëla	below

alapbér — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer