Where does “jogállam” come from?

jogállam (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian állam, from Hungarian -ám, from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

jogállam (Hungarian): rule-of-law state a state under the rule of law

Definitions

  1. rule-of-law state a state under the rule of law

Ancestry of “jogállam”, step by step

jogállam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian állam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianállamstate; first-person singular single-possession...
2Hungarian-ámAdded to a stem or other parts of speech to form...
3Portuguese-ãoforms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
4Old Portuguese-ão—
5Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian

via Hungarian jog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjogright; law
2Hungarianjógood good for something (can be used for)
3Proto-Ugricjomɜgood
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from Portuguese -ão →Every word from Hungarian -ám →