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Where does “-jai” come from?

-jai (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -i, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-jai (Hungarian): his/her/its ...-s; your ...-s

Definitions

  1. his/her/its ...-s; your ...-s

Ancestry of “-jai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-iAdded to a proper noun, noun or postposition to...
2Hungarian-éUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
3Albanian-ë-ing, -ion
4Proto-West Germanic-jā—
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-jai”

  • babérjai
  • céljai
  • babérjain
  • akkordjai
  • tagjaival
  • tagjainak
  • hasábjai
  • alapjai
  • csomagjai
  • gondjai
  • napjai
  • szempontjai
  • programjai
  • alakjai
  • tagjai
  • acetonjai
  • adatlapjai
  • céljait
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →