Where does “északi fény” come from?

északi fény (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian északi, from Hungarian -i, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

északi fény (Hungarian): aurora borealis, northern lights the aurora of the northern hemisphere

Definitions

  1. aurora borealis, northern lights the aurora of the northern hemisphere

Ancestry of “északi fény”, step by step

északi fény traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian északi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianészakior; north, northern, of the north; northerner
2Hungarian-iAdded to a proper noun, noun or postposition to...
3Hungarian-éUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
4Albanian-ë-ing, -ion
5Proto-West Germanic-jā—
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Hungarian fény

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfénylight; shine
2Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
3Proto-Uralicpäje—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Hungarian -i →Every word from Hungarian -é →