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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

  1. mirage, Fata Morgana

Ancestry of “délibáb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandélisouth, southern; midday
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...

Words derived from “délibáb”

  • délibábot kerget
  • délibábot
  • délibábok
  • délibábos
  • délibábokat
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