Where does “lotos” come from?

lotos (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek λωτός, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.

lotos (Serbo-Croatian): lotus

Definitions

  1. lotus

Ancestry of “lotos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλωτόςname of various fodder plants; white lotus;...
2Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh
Every word from Hebrew לוֹטEvery word from Ancient Greek λωτός