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
Ancestry of “asfalttiviidakko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | asfaltti | asphalt concrete |
| 2 | Swedish | asfalt | asphalt, asphalt concrete |
| 3 | Late Latin | asphaltum | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσφαλτος | asphalt, bitumen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |