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Where does “lámpás” come from?

lámpás (Hungarian) comes from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.

lámpás (Hungarian): lantern; with/having lamp

Definitions

  1. lantern; with/having lamp

Ancestry of “lámpás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlampaslamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand
2Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
3Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
4Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
5Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
6Hungarianönyou
7Hungarianön-self-
8Turkishönfront
9Ottoman Turkishاوك—
10Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “lámpás”

  • töklámpás
  • töklámpások
  • lámpások
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