Where does “olyf” come from?
olyf (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch olijf, from Middle Dutch olive, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.
olyf (Afrikaans): olive
Ancestry of “olyf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | olijf | olive; olive tree, "Olea europaea" |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | olive | — |
| 3 | Latin | Olīva | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |