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Where does “lakritsi” come from?

lakritsi (Finnish) comes from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

lakritsi (Finnish): licorice, liquorice

Definitions

  1. licorice, liquorice

Ancestry of “lakritsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlakritslicorice/liquorice
2Late Latinliquiritia—
3Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
4Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
5Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “lakritsi”

  • lakritsirousku
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →