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Where does “lidércnyomás” come from?

lidércnyomás (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nyomás, from Hungarian -ás — Added to a verb to form a noun.

lidércnyomás (Hungarian): nightmare

Definitions

  1. nightmare

Ancestry of “lidércnyomás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannyomáspressure
2Hungarian-ásAdded to a verb to form a noun
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