Where does “jótevő” come from?

jótevő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tevő, from Hungarian tesz, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

jótevő (Hungarian): benefactor, benefactress

Definitions

  1. benefactor, benefactress

Ancestry of “jótevő”, step by step

jótevő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tevő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantevőpresent participle of tesz; doer
2Hungarianteszto do; to place, to put; to make
3Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Hungarian jó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjógood good for something (can be used for)
2Proto-Ugricjomɜgood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Hungarian tesz →