Where does “rabarbusaft” come from?
rabarbusaft (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.
rabarbusaft (Faroese): rhubarb juice
Definitions
- rhubarb juice
Ancestry of “rabarbusaft”, step by step
rabarbusaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese rabarba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | rabarba | rhubarb |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | rhabarbarum | rhubarb |
| 3 | Koine Greek | ῥῆον βάρβαρον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥῆον | rhubarb |
| 5 | Middle Persian | rēwand | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | lypʾs | rhubarb |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | (h)rabā́š | rhubarb; fennel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)rabʰā́ćš | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ā́ćš | animal and plant suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eḱés | — |
via Faroese saft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | saft | juice |