Where does “bolivianska” come from?
bolivianska (Swedish) comes from Swedish boliviansk, from Swedish bolivian, from Swedish Bolivia, from Spanish Bolívar, from Basque Bolibar, from Basque bolu, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
bolivianska (Swedish): a female Bolivian
Definitions
- a female Bolivian
Ancestry of “bolivianska”, step by step
bolivianska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish boliviansk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | boliviansk | Bolivian |
| 2 | Swedish | bolivian | a Bolivian |
| 3 | Swedish | Bolivia | — |
| 4 | Spanish | Bolívar | Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), South American leader, the most famous person with this surname |
| 5 | Basque | Bolibar | — |
| 6 | Basque | bolu | windmill |
| 7 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 8 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 9 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |