Where does “apkoppor” come from?

apkoppor (Swedish) comes from Swedish apa, from Old Swedish apa, from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

apkoppor (Swedish): monkeypox

Definitions

  1. monkeypox

Ancestry of “apkoppor”, step by step

apkoppor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish apa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishapaA primate; ape, monkey; A dumb or annoying...
2Old Swedishapa—
3Old Norseapiape, monkey; fool
4Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

via Swedish koppor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkoppor—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →