Where does “ellenfény” come from?

ellenfény (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ellen, from Hungarian el-, from Hungarian -ső, from Hungarian -s — Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning...

ellenfény (Hungarian): backlight light that illuminates a photographic subject from behind

Definitions

  1. backlight light that illuminates a photographic subject from behind

Ancestry of “ellenfény”, step by step

ellenfény traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ellen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianellenagainst; enemy, opponent
2Hungarianel-indicates actions whose direction is pointing...
3Hungarian-sőAdded to a noun or a stem to form an adjective
4Hungarian-sAdded to a noun to form an adjective meaning...

via Hungarian fény

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfénylight; shine
2Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
3Proto-Uralicpäje—
Every word from Hungarian -s →Every word from Hungarian el- →Every word from Hungarian ellen →