Where does “karácsonyfaégő” come from?

karácsonyfaégő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian égő, from Hungarian ég, from Proto-Finno-Ugric äŋɜ- — fire; to burn.

karácsonyfaégő (Hungarian): Christmas lights

Definitions

  1. Christmas lights

Ancestry of “karácsonyfaégő”, step by step

karácsonyfaégő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian égő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianégőpresent participle of ég; burning; flame red
2Hungarianégsky; heaven; heaven as a replacement for God
3Proto-Finno-Ugricäŋɜ-fire; to burn

via Hungarian karácsonyfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungariankarácsonyfaChristmas tree
2Hungarianfáfa, a syllable used in solfège to represent the...
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

Words derived from “karácsonyfaégő”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric äŋɜ- →Every word from Hungarian ég →Every word from Hungarian égő →