Where does “vagyis” come from?

vagyis (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vágy, from Proto-Uralic wajŋe — breath.

vagyis (Hungarian): that is to say, in other words, thus, so; or...

Definitions

  1. that is to say, in other words, thus, so; or...

Ancestry of “vagyis”, step by step

vagyis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian vágy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvágydesire
2Proto-Uralicwajŋebreath

via Hungarian is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianisalso, too, as well; even, up to, as much as, as...
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