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
- nominative plural of alamizsna
Ancestry of “alamizsnák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | alamizsna | alms |
| 2 | Slovene | almužna | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | eleemosyna | alms; almshouse; pity, mercy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεημοσύνη | pity, mercy; alms, charity |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεήμων | pitiful, merciful |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεέω | I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |