Where does “Bottalekja” come from?
Bottalekja (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Botta, from Middle Low German boter, from Old Saxon butera, from Proto-West Germanic buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Bottalekja (Plautdietsch): index finger
Definitions
- index finger
Ancestry of “Bottalekja”, step by step
Bottalekja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Botta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Botta | butter |
| 2 | Middle Low German | boter | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | butera | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | buterā | butter |
| 5 | Latin | būtȳrum | butter |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βούτυρον | butter |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | cheese |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |