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Where does “lotos” come from?

lotos (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek λωτός, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.

lotos (Polish): lotus

Definitions

  1. lotus

Ancestry of “lotos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλωτόςname of various fodder plants; white lotus;...
2Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh
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