Where does “jótékony” come from?

jótékony (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian jó, from Proto-Ugric jomɜ — good.

jótékony (Hungarian): beneficial, charitable

Definitions

  1. beneficial, charitable

Ancestry of “jótékony”, step by step

jótékony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian jó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjógood good for something (can be used for)
2Proto-Ugricjomɜgood

via Hungarian tékony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantékonyperformer, doer; doer

Words derived from “jótékony”

Every word from Proto-Ugric jomɜ →Every word from Hungarian jó →