Where does “szolgalelkű” come from?

szolgalelkű (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szolga, from Proto-Slavic sluga, from Proto-Slavic sluti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléw-(e)-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

szolgalelkű (Hungarian): servile, obsequious

Definitions

  1. servile, obsequious

Ancestry of “szolgalelkű”, step by step

szolgalelkű traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szolga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszolgaservant, manservant, attendant
2Proto-Slavicslugaservant
3Proto-Slavicslutito express in words, to utter; to have reputation...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléw-(e)-ti
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Hungarian lelkű

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlelkűof soul
2HungarianAdded to a noun to form an adjective denoting...

Words derived from “szolgalelkű

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléw-(e)-ti