Where does “arkipelag” come from?

arkipelag (Swedish) comes from Italian arcipelago, from Italian archi-, from Latin archi-, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι-, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

arkipelag (Swedish): a group of islands, an archipelago

Definitions

a group of islands, an archipelago

Ancestry of “arkipelag”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	arcipelago	archipelago
2	Italian	archi-	arch-
3	Latin	archi-	arch-, archi-
4	Ancient Greek	ἀρχι-	denotes primary importance or authority
5	Ancient Greek	ἄρχω	To begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ergʰ-	to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

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