Where does “csaknem” come from?

csaknem (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nem, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ne — no, not.

csaknem (Hungarian): almost, close to

Definitions

  1. almost, close to

Ancestry of “csaknem”, step by step

csaknem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannemno, not; no; sex, gender
2Proto-Finno-Ugricneno, not

via Hungarian csak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsakonly, exclusively; just, only, merely, solely;...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric neEvery word from Hungarian nem