Where does “ímmel-ámmal” come from?

ímmel-ámmal (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ím, from Hungarian i, from Hungarian e, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.

ímmel-ámmal (Hungarian): reluctantly, unwillingly, negligently

Definitions

  1. reluctantly, unwillingly, negligently

Ancestry of “ímmel-ámmal”, step by step

ímmel-ámmal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ím

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianímbehold! see! lo!
2Hungarianismall, young
3Hungarianethis; look!, hey!
4Proto-Uralice-this; not; the negative verb

via Hungarian ám

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianámtruly; but
Every word from Proto-Uralic e-