Where does “dolgával” come from?

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

dolgával (Hungarian): instrumental of dolga

Definitions

  1. instrumental of dolga

Ancestry of “dolgával”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandologthing, object; affair, business, matter; task,...
2Serbo-Croatiandȗgdebt
3Proto-Slavicdь̀lgъlong
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ →