Where does “alga” come from?

alga (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂elgʷʰ-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elgʷʰ- — to be worth; value; gain; to cost, have value.

alga (Lithuanian): pay, salary

Definitions

  1. pay, salary

Ancestry of “alga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elgʷʰ-eh₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elgʷʰ-to be worth; value; gain; to cost, have value

Words derived from “alga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂elgʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂elgʷʰ-eh₂ →