Where does “Straßenkämpferin” come from?
Straßenkämpferin (German) comes from German Kämpferin, from German Kämpfer, from French camphre, from Middle French champore, from Old French camphore, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Ancient Greek καμφορά, from Arabic كَافُور — lime, calcium.
Straßenkämpferin (German): streetfighter
Definitions
- streetfighter
Ancestry of “Straßenkämpferin”, step by step
Straßenkämpferin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kämpferin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kämpferin | a female fighter |
| 2 | German | Kämpfer | agent noun of kämpfen; fighter |
| 3 | French | camphre | camphor |
| 4 | Middle French | champore | — |
| 5 | Old French | camphore | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | camphora | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καμφορά | — |
| 8 | Arabic | كَافُور | — |
| 9 | Malay | kapur | lime |
| 10 | Pahlavi | 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫 | — |
| 11 | Sanskrit | कर्पूर | camphor |
| 12 | Pali | kappūra | camphor |
| 13 | Old Malay | kapur | — |
| 14 | Proto-Malayic | *kapur | — |
| 15 | Proto-Austronesian | qapuʀ | lime, calcium |