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Where does “zsoltárok” come from?

zsoltárok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsoltár, from Middle High German salter, from Latin psalterium, from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον, from Ancient Greek ψάλλω, from Ancient Greek ψάω — to touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to...

zsoltárok (Hungarian): nominative plural of zsoltár

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of zsoltár

Ancestry of “zsoltárok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsoltárpsalm; psalmody
2Middle High Germansalterpsalm
3Latinpsalteriumlute or psaltery
4Ancient Greekψαλτήριονstringed instrument, harp
5Ancient Greekψάλλωto twitch; to make a sound by striking, touching,...
6Ancient Greekψάωto touch lightly, rub, wipe, rub smooth; to...
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