Where does “etnisk” come from?

etnisk (Danish) comes from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος, from Ancient Greek ἔθω, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

etnisk (Danish): ethnic; belonging to some non-Western ethnicity

Definitions

  1. ethnic; belonging to some non-Western ethnicity

Ancestry of “etnisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐθνικόςnational
2Ancient Greekἔθνοςgroup of people: tribe, family; group of animals:...
3Ancient GreekἔθωI am accustomed, I tend to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek ἔθω
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