Where does “lakritsipötkö” come from?
lakritsipötkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.
lakritsipötkö (Finnish): licorice stick
Definitions
- licorice stick
Ancestry of “lakritsipötkö”, step by step
lakritsipötkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lakritsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lakritsi | licorice, liquorice |
| 2 | Swedish | lakrits | licorice/liquorice |
| 3 | Late Latin | liquiritia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύρριζα | licorice |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύς | sweet |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *dlukús | — |
via Finnish pötkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pötkö | bar, stick cylindrical mass of anything relatively firm |