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Where does “jobbágy” come from?

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

jobbágy (Hungarian): serf, villein

Definitions

  1. serf, villein

Ancestry of “jobbágy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjobbcomparative degree of jó , better; right; right...
2Hungarianjógood; quite , fair , considerable, significant,...
3Proto-Ugricjomɜ—

Words derived from “jobbágy”

  • iobag
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