Where does “lakbér” come from?

lakbér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lakka — cover, roof, shelter.

lakbér (Hungarian): rent a payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property

Definitions

  1. rent a payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property

Ancestry of “lakbér”, step by step

lakbér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlakdwelling
2Proto-Finno-Ugriclakkacover, roof, shelter

via Hungarian bér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbérwage; hired, rented, for hire
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lakka →Every word from Hungarian lak →