Where does “világot lát” come from?

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

világot lát (Hungarian): to see the world, travel to get to know foreign countries, cultures and people by traveling

Definitions

  1. to see the world, travel to get to know foreign countries, cultures and people by traveling

Ancestry of “világot lát”, step by step

világot lát traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlátto see
2Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
3Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh

via Hungarian világ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvilágworld; illumination, light, brightness, sight;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwalkelight
Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →