Where does “bolån” come from?
bolån (Swedish) comes from Swedish bostadslån, from Swedish bostad, from Swedish Bo, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from Malay buah, from Malay nona, from Portuguese dona — to build; to arrange, to put together.
bolån (Swedish): a mortgage loan
Definitions
- a mortgage loan
Ancestry of “bolån”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bostadslån | a mortgage loan |
| 2 | Swedish | bostad | a home, a house, an apartment |
| 3 | Swedish | Bo | to live, to dwell, to reside |
| 4 | Old Norse | búi | dweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour... |
| 5 | Tagalog | buo | whole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;... |
| 6 | Malay | buah | fruit |
| 7 | Malay | nona | miss, lady (young unmarried woman) |
| 8 | Portuguese | dona | female equivalent of dono; A title of address to... |
| 9 | Old Portuguese | dona | — |
| 10 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 11 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 12 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 13 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |