Where does “jómaga” come from?

jómaga (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian maga, from Hungarian -a, from Hungarian -ő — -ing. Added to a verb to form the present...

jómaga (Hungarian): he himself, she herself, oneself an emphasized form of

Definitions

  1. he himself, she herself, oneself an emphasized form of

Ancestry of “jómaga”, step by step

jómaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian maga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmagayou; API; oneself, himself, herself, itself
2Hungarian-ahis, her, its, -'s, of; -s', of…-s; ago
3Hungarian-ő-ing. Added to a verb to form the present...

via Hungarian jó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjógood good for something (can be used for)
2Proto-Ugricjomɜgood
Every word from Hungarian -ő →Every word from Hungarian -a →Every word from Hungarian maga →
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