Where does “kanariantraakkipuu” come from?
kanariantraakkipuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish traakkipuu, from Finnish traakki, from Swedish drake, from Old Swedish draki, from Old East Norse *draki, from Proto-Germanic drakō, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων.
kanariantraakkipuu (Finnish): Canary Islands dragon tree, drago, "Dracaena...
Definitions
- Canary Islands dragon tree, drago, "Dracaena...
Ancestry of “kanariantraakkipuu”, step by step
kanariantraakkipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish traakkipuu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | traakkipuu | dragon tree |
| 2 | Finnish | traakki | wyvern |
| 3 | Swedish | drake | dragon; kite; a male duck, drake |
| 4 | Old Swedish | draki | dragon |
| 5 | Old East Norse | *draki | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | drakō | — |
| 7 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | Draco |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |
via Finnish Kanaria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kanaria | — |