Where does “jóga” come from?
jóga (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian jog, from Hungarian jó, from Proto-Ugric jomɜ — good.
jóga (Hungarian): yoga
Ancestry of “jóga”, step by step
jóga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian jog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | jog | right; law |
| 2 | Hungarian | jó | good good for something (can be used for) |
| 3 | Proto-Ugric | jomɜ | good |
via English yoga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | yoga | Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines... |
| 2 | Chamorro | yoga | — |
Words derived from “jóga”