Where does “łot” come from?

łot (Kashubian) comes from German lōt, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.

łot (Kashubian): lot; an obsolete unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a grzywna or 1/32 of a pound

Definitions

  1. lot; an obsolete unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a grzywna or 1/32 of a pound

Ancestry of “łot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
2Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh
Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →