Where does “alulfizet” come from?

alulfizet (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fizet, from Hungarian fűz, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitɜ- — to bind, to fasten, to tie up.

alulfizet (Hungarian): to underpay to pay someone less than the value of their work

Definitions

  1. to underpay to pay someone less than the value of their work

Ancestry of “alulfizet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfizetto pay
2Hungarianfűzto lace; to thread; to string
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpitɜ-to bind, to fasten, to tie up
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitɜ- →Every word from Hungarian fűz →Every word from Hungarian fizet →