Where does “józan ész” come from?

józan ész (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ész, from Proto-Turkic es — memory; mind.

józan ész (Hungarian): common sense ordinary understanding

Definitions

  1. common sense ordinary understanding

Ancestry of “józan ész”, step by step

józan ész traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ész

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianészintellect, brains, mind, reason, judgment,...
2Proto-Turkicesmemory; mind

via Hungarian józan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjózansober not drunk
Every word from Proto-Turkic es →Every word from Hungarian ész →