Where does “އަލަވަންގު” come from?
އަލަވަންގު (Dhivehi) comes from Portuguese alavanca, from Portuguese alar, from Italian alare, from French hâler, from Middle French haler, from Old French haler, from Dutch halen, from Middle Dutch halen — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
އަލަވަންގު (Dhivehi): crowbar, handspike
Definitions
- crowbar, handspike
Ancestry of “އަލަވަންގު”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | alavanca | lever |
| 2 | Portuguese | alar | alar; to give wings; to haul |
| 3 | Italian | alare | wing; alar; firedog |
| 4 | French | hâler | to tan; to catch a tan, to get a tan; to sunbathe |
| 5 | Middle French | haler | — |
| 6 | Old French | haler | to pull, haul; to haul, pull |
| 7 | Dutch | halen | to fetch, to get |
| 8 | Middle Dutch | halen | to drag, fetch, haul; to draw, fetch, haul |
| 9 | Old Dutch | halōn | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | halōn | to fetch, to get, to haul |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |