Where does “drága” come from?

drága (Hungarian) comes 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.

drága (Hungarian): expensive; precious, valuable; costly

Definitions

  1. expensive; precious, valuable; costly

Ancestry of “drága”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandrȃgdear
2Proto-Slavicdorgъdear, expensive; dear, lovable, precious
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdargas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandor-to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice

Words derived from “drága”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dor- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dorgъ →
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