Where does “rabarbukøka” come from?

rabarbukøka (Faroese) comes from Faroese rabarba, from Medieval Latin rhabarbarum, from Koine Greek ῥῆον βάρβαρον, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον, from Middle Persian rēwand, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš.

rabarbukøka (Faroese): rhubarb cake

Definitions

  1. rhubarb cake

Ancestry of “rabarbukøka”, step by step

rabarbukøka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese rabarba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeserabarbarhubarb
2Medieval Latinrhabarbarumrhubarb
3Koine Greekῥῆον βάρβαρον
4Ancient Greekῥῆονrhubarb
5Middle Persianrēwand
6Middle Persianlypʾsrhubarb
7Proto-Iranian(h)rabā́šrhubarb; fennel
8Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)rabʰā́ćš
9Proto-Indo-Iranian-ā́ćšanimal and plant suffix
10Proto-Indo-European-eḱés

via Faroese køka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekøkacake
2Old Norsekakacake
3Proto-Germanickakǭcake
4Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eḱésEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćšEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš
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