Where does “afrikansk jaçana” come from?
afrikansk jaçana (Swedish) comes from Swedish afrikansk, from Swedish afrikan, from Swedish -an, from Old Norse -an, from Proto-Germanic -ōniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
afrikansk jaçana (Swedish): African jacana, (Actophilornis africanus)
Definitions
- African jacana, (Actophilornis africanus)
Ancestry of “afrikansk jaçana”, step by step
afrikansk jaçana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish afrikansk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | afrikansk | African |
| 2 | Swedish | afrikan | African |
| 3 | Swedish | -an | making a noun from a verb, similar to -ing and... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -an | Used to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |
via Swedish jaçana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | jaçana | — |