Where does “elräkning” come from?

elräkning (Swedish) comes from Swedish räkning, from Swedish räka, from Old Norse hrókr, from Old French roc, from Arabic رُخّ, from Persian رخ, from Middle Persian lhw', from Sanskrit रथ — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

elräkning (Swedish): electricity bill

Definitions

  1. electricity bill

Ancestry of “elräkning”, step by step

elräkning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish räkning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishräkningreckoning, counting, telling; a bill, an invoice,...
2Swedishräkaa shrimp, a prawn
3Old Norsehrókrrook; rook, castle
4Old Frenchrocrook
5Arabicرُخّ
6Persianرخrook; cheek; face
7Middle Persianlhw'rook, castle
8Sanskritरथchariot, car, especially a two-wheeled...
9Proto-Indo-IranianHrátʰaschariot
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrót-h₂-os
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

via Swedish el

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishelelectricity, electric current or power;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-osEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas