Where does “mindjárt” come from?
mindjárt (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mind, from Hungarian mi, from Uralic *mi.
mindjárt (Hungarian): instantly, in an instant, immediately, forthwith,...
Definitions
- instantly, in an instant, immediately, forthwith,...
Ancestry of “mindjárt”, step by step
mindjárt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian mind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | mind | all of it, all of them, each of them; with... |
| 2 | Hungarian | mi | we; how …!, what …!; what? |
| 3 | Uralic | *mi | — |
via Hungarian járt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | járt | third-person singular indicative past indefinite... |
| 2 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -tt | — |