Where does “gyengénlátók” come from?
gyengénlátók (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gyengénlátó, from Hungarian látó, from Hungarian lát, from German lōt, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.
Ancestry of “gyengénlátók”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | gyengénlátó | a visually impaired person |
| 2 | Hungarian | látó | present participle of lát; seeing; clairvoyant |
| 3 | Hungarian | lát | to see |
| 4 | German | lōt | plummet device for measuring water depth |
| 5 | Hebrew | לוֹט | myrrh |