Where does “biilerfik” come from?

biilerfik (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic biilerpoq, from Greenlandic biili, from Swedish bil, from Danish bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο- — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

biilerfik (Greenlandic): roadway, lane

Definitions

  1. roadway, lane

Ancestry of “biilerfik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicbiilerpoqdrives a car
2Greenlandicbiilicar
3Swedishbila car, an automobile
4Danishbilcar, automobile
5Danishautomobilautomobile
6Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
7Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
8Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
9Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός