Where does “brasiliansk vaxning” come from?

brasiliansk vaxning (Swedish) comes from Swedish växa, from Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

brasiliansk vaxning (Swedish): Brazilian waxing

Definitions

  1. Brazilian waxing

Ancestry of “brasiliansk vaxning”, step by step

brasiliansk vaxning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish växa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishväxagrow; increase in size; grow; sprout
2Old Norsevaxato grow, increase
3Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
4Indo-European*h₂weks-—

via Swedish brasiliansk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishbrasilianskBrazilian (pertaining to Brazil)
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Old Norse vaxa →