Where does “kynjahlutfall” come from?
kynjahlutfall (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hlutfall, from Icelandic fall, from Old Norse fall, from Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
kynjahlutfall (Icelandic): sex ratio
Definitions
- sex ratio
Ancestry of “kynjahlutfall”, step by step
kynjahlutfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic hlutfall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hlutfall | ratio, proportion |
| 2 | Icelandic | fall | fall, drop; case; function |
| 3 | Old Norse | fall | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | falla | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 7 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |