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Where does “igaz” come from?

igaz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian iga, from Slovene igo, from Proto-Slavic jьgo, from Proto-Slavic jъgo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic juga-, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

Ancestry of “igaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianigayoke
2Sloveneigoyoke
3Proto-Slavicjьgoyoke
4Proto-Slavicjъgo—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicjuga-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “igaz”

  • leigáz
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