Where does “turkisblå” come from?
turkisblå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål blå, from Old Norse blár, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
turkisblå (Norwegian Bokmål): turquoise blue color/colour
Definitions
- turquoise blue color/colour
Ancestry of “turkisblå”, step by step
turkisblå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål blå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | blå | blue |
| 2 | Old Norse | blár | blue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | bý | bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biją | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bijǭ | bee |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
via Norwegian Bokmål turkis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | turkis | turquoise |
| 2 | French | ([[pierre]]) [[turquoise]] | — |