Where does “alighanem” come from?

alighanem (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian aligha, from Hungarian há, from Hungarian hogy, from Proto-Uralic kuńćɜ, from Proto-Uralic ku- — who; where.

alighanem (Hungarian): in all probability very probably; almost certainly

Definitions

  1. in all probability very probably; almost certainly

Ancestry of “alighanem”, step by step

alighanem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian aligha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianalighahardly, scarcely, probably not
2HungarianháThe name of the Latin-script letter H
3Hungarianhogyhow?; that; if, whether
4Proto-Uralickuńćɜ—
5Proto-Uralicku-who; where

via Hungarian nem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannemno, not; no; sex, gender
2Proto-Finno-Ugricneno, not
Every word from Proto-Uralic ku- →Every word from Proto-Uralic kuńćɜ →Every word from Hungarian hogy →