Where does “dolog” come from?

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

dolog (Hungarian): thing, object; affair, business, matter; task,...

Definitions

  1. thing, object; affair, business, matter; task,...

Ancestry of “dolog”, step by step

dolog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian dȗg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandȗgdebt
2Proto-Slavicdь̀lgъlong
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong

via Proto-Batak *dələg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Batak*dələgmountain

Words derived from “dolog

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰósEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dílˀgasEvery word from Proto-Slavic dь̀lgъ