Where does “lohikäärmehedelmä” come from?
lohikäärmehedelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish lohikäärme, from Old Swedish floghdraki, from Icelandic flugdreki, from Icelandic dreki, from Old Norse dreki, from Proto-Germanic drakō, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων.
Ancestry of “lohikäärmehedelmä”, step by step
lohikäärmehedelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lohikäärme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lohikäärme | dragon, drake; wyvern |
| 2 | Old Swedish | floghdraki | flying snake |
| 3 | Icelandic | flugdreki | kite |
| 4 | Icelandic | dreki | dragon |
| 5 | Old Norse | dreki | dragon |
| 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 | — |