Where does “vodkalime” come from?
vodkalime (Finnish) comes from Finnish lime, from English lime, from French lime, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو.
Ancestry of “vodkalime”, step by step
vodkalime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lime
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lime | lime citrus tree and its fruit |
| 2 | English | lime | Any inorganic material containing calcium,... |
| 3 | French | lime | file; lime |
| 4 | Latin | lima | file |
| 5 | Spanish | lima | lime; lemon; file |
| 6 | Spanish | Limón | lemon |
| 7 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 8 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 9 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 10 | Mundari | lembu | — |
via Finnish vodka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vodka | vodka |
| 2 | Russian | во́дка | vodka |
| 3 | Russian | вода́ | water |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | вода | water |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | vodà | water |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wandō | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |