Where does “asfalttiviidakko” come from?

asfalttiviidakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish asfaltti, from Swedish asfalt, from Late Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

asfalttiviidakko (Finnish): asphalt jungle

Definitions

  1. asphalt jungle

Ancestry of “asfalttiviidakko”, step by step

asfalttiviidakko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asfaltti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasfalttiasphalt concrete
2Swedishasfaltasphalt, asphalt concrete
3Late Latinasphaltum
4Ancient Greekἄσφαλτοςasphalt, bitumen
5Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
6Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Finnish viidakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviidakkothicket; jungle
2FinnishviitaA thicket of young deciduous trees
3Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
4Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
5Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
6Proto-Finno-Ugric-s

via English asphalt jungle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasphalt jungleA city or urban area, where the landscape is...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-