Where does “csakhogy” come from?

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

csakhogy (Hungarian): however, nevertheless

Definitions

  1. however, nevertheless

Ancestry of “csakhogy”, step by step

csakhogy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hogy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhogyhow?; that; if, whether
2Proto-Uralickuńćɜ
3Proto-Uralicku-who; where

via Hungarian csak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsakonly, exclusively; just, only, merely, solely;...
Every word from Proto-Uralic ku-Every word from Proto-Uralic kuńćɜEvery word from Hungarian hogy