Where does “jogszabály” come from?

jogszabály (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian jog, from Hungarian jó, from Proto-Ugric jomɜ — good.

jogszabály (Hungarian): law

Definitions

  1. law

Ancestry of “jogszabály”, step by step

jogszabály traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian jog

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

via Hungarian szabály

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszabályrule
2Hungarianszabto tailor, cut

Words derived from “jogszabály”

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