Where does “lidércfény” come from?

lidércfény (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fény, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.

lidércfény (Hungarian): will o' the wisp, ignis fatuus an atmospheric ghost light seen by travelers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes

Definitions

  1. will o' the wisp, ignis fatuus an atmospheric ghost light seen by travelers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes

Ancestry of “lidércfény”, step by step

lidércfény traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian fény

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfénylight; shine
2Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
3Proto-Uralicpäje—

via Hungarian lidérc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlidércincubus, nightmare

Words derived from “lidércfény”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päje →Every word from Proto-Uralic päjwä →Every word from Hungarian fény →