Where does “jobbágy” come from?

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

jobbágy (Hungarian): serf, villein

Definitions

  1. serf, villein

Ancestry of “jobbágy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjobbbetter
2Hungarianjógood good for something (can be used for)
3Proto-Ugricjomɜgood

Words derived from “jobbágy”

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