Where does “ungego” come from?

ungego (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto -eg-, from Russian -я́га, from Russian -ха, from Proto-Slavic -xъ.

ungego (Esperanto): claw, clutch

Definitions

  1. claw, clutch

Ancestry of “ungego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-eg-denotes augmentative of degree
2Russian-я́гаSuffix forming nouns denoting a possessor of a certain quality, often intensifying, and usually colloquial or informal
3Russian-хаpejorative suffix
4Proto-Slavic-xъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -xъ →Every word from Esperanto -eg- →Every word from Russian -я́га →