Where does “drágakő” come from?

drágakő (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.

drágakő (Hungarian): precious stone, gem, gemstone

Definitions

  1. precious stone, gem, gemstone

Ancestry of “drágakő”, step by step

drágakő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian drága

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

via Hungarian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianstone; Alternative form of kell
2Proto-Uralickiwerock, stone

Words derived from “drágakő

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dor-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargasEvery word from Proto-Slavic dorgъ