Where does “テスラ” come from?
テスラ (Japanese) comes from English Tesla, from Serbo-Croatian Tesla, from Proto-Slavic tesľa, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-dʰlo-, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
テスラ (Japanese): tesla
Definitions
- tesla
Ancestry of “テスラ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tesla | A car manufactured by Tesla, Inc., a battery electric vehicle (BEV) automaker founded in 2003 |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Tesla | adze |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tesľa | adze |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ-dʰlo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |