Where does “alamizsnák” come from?

alamizsnák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian alamizsna, from Slovene almužna, from Late Latin eleemosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη, from Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων, from Ancient Greek ἐλεέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

alamizsnák (Hungarian): nominative plural of alamizsna

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of alamizsna

Ancestry of “alamizsnák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianalamizsnaalms
2Slovenealmužna
3Late Latineleemosynaalms; almshouse; pity, mercy
4Ancient Greekἐλεημοσύνηpity, mercy; alms, charity
5Ancient Greekἐλεήμωνpitiful, merciful
6Ancient GreekἐλεέωI have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to
7Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
9Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti