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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *algʷh-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: pay, salary; to deserve
Old Indian: árhati `to deserve, merit, be worthy of', argha- m. `worth, value, price'
Other Iranian: Osset arɣ `Preis, Wert'; Av arǝǰaiti `ist wert, kommt an Wert gleich', NPers arzīdan `verdienen'; Av arǝǰah- n. `Wert, Preis'
Armenian: yargem `ehre, schätze'
Old Greek: alphǟ́ f. `Erwerb', alphánō, -ái̯nō, aor. alphẹ̄̂n `verdienen, erwerben'
Baltic: Lith algà `Lohn, Sold'; Lett àlga 'dass.'; OPrus gen. ālgas `Lohn'; Lith el̃gti-s 'sich benehmen, sich betragen, betteln', Lett elgt 'aufdringlich bitten, sich aufdrängen, sich beherrschen, aushalten'
Russ. meaning: зарплата; заслуживать
References: WP I 91
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Proto-Baltic: *al̃g- vb. tr.; *al̃g-ā̂ f.
Meaning: pay(ment)
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: algà `Lohn, Sold'; el̃gti-s 'sich benehmen, sich betragen, betteln'
Lettish: àlga 'Lohn'; èlgt2 (-dzu) 'aufdringlich bitten, sich aufdrängen, sich beherrschen, aushalten'
Old Prussian: ālgas gen. `Lohn'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 65
Root: algʷh-
English meaning: 'to earn, price, value'
German meaning: `verdienen, Gegenwert'
Material: Ai. árhati `ist wert, verdient, ist verpflichtet, soll', arghá- `Wert, Geltung, Preis' (= osset. arɣ `Preis, Wert'), av. arǝjaiti `ist wert, kommt an Wert gleich' (npers. arzīdan `verdienen'), arǝjah- (es-St.) n. `Wert, Preis'.

    Gr. ἀλφή `Erwerb' = lit. algà, apr. Gen. Sg. ālgas `Lohn', ἀλφάνω, ἀλφει̃ν `einbringen, verdienen' (ἀλφει̃ν = ai. árhati, aber durch das vollere Präs. ἀλφάνω in die Geltung als Aorist gedrängt), ἀλφεσίβοιος `Rinder einbringend'.

    Eine Nebenform auf unaspirierte Media ist ai. arjati `erwirbt, verdient, schafft herbei'.

References: WP. I 91.
Pages: 32-33
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ʔVlgV
Meaning: be useful
Indo-European: *algʷh-
Kartvelian: *rg-
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *rg-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: быть полезным, годиться
English meaning: to be useful
Georgian: rg-, warg-
Megrel: rg-
Svan: rg-, marg-
Laz: rg-
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 81 (*warg / (w)rg), EWK 280. Ср. ПИЕ *algʷh-.
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