Where does “biilertoq” come from?
biilertoq (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic biili, from Swedish bil, from Danish bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός.
biilertoq (Greenlandic): driver, motorist
Ancestry of “biilertoq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greenlandic | biili | car |
| 2 | Swedish | bil | a car, an automobile |
| 3 | Danish | bil | car, automobile |
| 4 | Danish | automobil | automobile |
| 5 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 6 | French | auto- | auto- |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |