Where does “főigazgató” come from?
főigazgató (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian igazgató, from Hungarian igazgat, from Hungarian igáz, from Hungarian iga, from Slovene igo, from Proto-Slavic jьgo, from Proto-Slavic jъgo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic juga- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
főigazgató (Hungarian): director-general
Definitions
- director-general
Ancestry of “főigazgató”, step by step
főigazgató traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian igazgató
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | igazgató | director (supervisor, manager), principal (of a school) |
| 2 | Hungarian | igazgat | to administer, manage, govern; to conduct, order,... |
| 3 | Hungarian | igáz | true |
| 4 | Hungarian | iga | yoke |
| 5 | Slovene | igo | yoke |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | jьgo | yoke |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | jъgo | — |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | juga- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |