Where does “munkavállaló” come from?
munkavállaló (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vállal, from Hungarian -ál, from Hungarian -l, from Proto-Uralic -l.
munkavállaló (Hungarian): employee, worker
Ancestry of “munkavállaló”, step by step
munkavállaló traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian vállal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | vállal | to undertake; instrumental singular of váll |
| 2 | Hungarian | -ál | Same as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -l | Appended to a noun, an adjective or less... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -l | — |
via Hungarian munka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | munka | work, job; work |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mǫka | torment, torture; flour |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mánkāˀ | — |
Words derived from “munkavállaló”