Where does “látna” come from?

látna (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lát, from German lōt, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.

Ancestry of “látna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlátto see
2Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
3Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh
Every word from Hebrew לוֹטEvery word from German lōtEvery word from Hungarian lát