Where does “magától” come from?

magától (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian maga, from Hungarian -a, from Hungarian -ő — -ing. Added to a verb to form the present...

magától (Hungarian): ablative singular of maga; on one's own; by...

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of maga; on one's own; by...

Ancestry of “magától”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmagayou; API; oneself, himself, herself, itself
2Hungarian-ahis, her, its, -'s, of; -s', of…-s; ago
3Hungarian-ő-ing. Added to a verb to form the present...
Every word from Hungarian -ő →Every word from Hungarian -a →Every word from Hungarian maga →