Where does “jóllehet” come from?
jóllehet (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian jól, from Hungarian jó, from Proto-Ugric jomɜ — good.
jóllehet (Hungarian): although
Ancestry of “jóllehet”, step by step
jóllehet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian jól
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | jól | well, fine |
| 2 | Hungarian | jó | good good for something (can be used for) |
| 3 | Proto-Ugric | jomɜ | good |
via Hungarian lehet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | lehet | potential form of van, may/might be; potential... |
| 2 | Hungarian | -het | can, could, may, might, be allowed to. Added to... |