Where does “délibáb” come from?
délibáb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian déli, 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...
délibáb (Hungarian): mirage, Fata Morgana
Definitions
- mirage, Fata Morgana
Ancestry of “délibáb”, step by step
délibáb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian déli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | déli | south, southern; midday |
| 2 | Hungarian | -i | Added to a proper noun, noun or postposition to... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 4 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Hungarian báb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | báb | dummy; puppet; cocoon |