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Where does “paratiisi” come from?

paratiisi (Finnish) comes from Swedish paradis, from Old Norse paradís, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος, from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah.

paratiisi (Finnish): paradise

Definitions

  1. paradise

Ancestry of “paratiisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishparadisparadise
2Old Norseparadís—
3Latinparadīsus—
4Ancient Greekπαράδεισοςthe garden owned by the Persian nobility;...
5Proto-Iranianparidayĵah—

Words derived from “paratiisi”

  • veroparatiisi
  • ostoparatiisi
  • paratiisilintu
Every word from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah →