Where does “lulkanto” come from?
lulkanto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kanto, from Esperanto -o, from Spanish -ó, from Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός, from Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ, from Aramaic ארמיא, from Aramaic ארם — Aram (son of Shem).
lulkanto (Esperanto): lullaby
Definitions
- lullaby
Ancestry of “lulkanto”, step by step
lulkanto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto kanto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kanto | song; singing |
| 2 | Esperanto | -o | Nominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ó | A suffix indicating the third-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | Aramaicus | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραμαϊκός | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 6 | Aramaic | ܐܪܡܝܐ | Aramean; gentile |
| 7 | Aramaic | ארמיא | Aramaean |
| 8 | Aramaic | ארם | Aram (son of Shem) |
via Esperanto luli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | luli | to cradle |