Where does “leégés” come from?

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

leégés (Hungarian): burning down

Definitions

  1. burning down

Ancestry of “leégés”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianleégto burn down; to burn; to become broke
2Hungarianégsky; heaven; heaven as a replacement for God
3Proto-Finno-Ugricäŋɜ-fire; to burn
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric äŋɜ-Every word from Hungarian égEvery word from Hungarian leég