Where does “nordafrikansk” come from?
nordafrikansk (Danish) comes from Danish afrikansk, from Danish afrikaner, from Latin africanus, from Latin Āfrica, from Latin āfricus, from Latin Āfri, from Albanian afër, from Proto-Albanian apsera.
nordafrikansk (Danish): North African
Ancestry of “nordafrikansk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | afrikansk | African , abbreviated afr |
| 2 | Danish | afrikaner | African |
| 3 | Latin | africanus | African |
| 4 | Latin | Āfrica | — |
| 5 | Latin | āfricus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Āfri | — |
| 7 | Albanian | afër | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 8 | Proto-Albanian | apsera | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 9 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 10 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 12 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 13 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |