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Where does “kastanjebrun” come from?

kastanjebrun (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Swedish kastanj, from German Kastanie, from Italian castagna, from Spanish castaña, from Russian кашта́н, from Polish kasztan, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.

kastanjebrun (Norwegian Nynorsk): of a reddish-brown color/colour

Definitions

  1. of a reddish-brown color/colour

Ancestry of “kastanjebrun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkastanjchestnut
2GermanKastaniechestnut, tree of genus "Castanea"; chestnut, nut...
3Italiancastagnachestnut
4Spanishcastañachestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon
5Russianкашта́н—
6Polishkasztanchestnut tree, tree of genus "Castanea";...
7Latincastaneaa chestnut tree; a chestnut
8Ancient GreekκαστάνειαAlternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut
9Ancient Greekκᾰ́στᾰνᾰsweet chestnuts; chestnut
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