Where does “drágáll” come from?

drágáll (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian drága, from Serbo-Croatian drȃg, from Proto-Slavic dorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas, from Proto-Indo-European dor- — to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice.

drágáll (Hungarian): to find/think something expensive

Definitions

  1. to find/think something expensive

Ancestry of “drágáll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandrágaexpensive; precious, valuable; costly
2Serbo-Croatiandrȃgdear
3Proto-Slavicdorgъdear, expensive; dear, lovable, precious
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdargas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandor-to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dor- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dorgъ →