Where does “genvägar är senvägar” come from?

genvägar är senvägar (Swedish) comes from Swedish år, from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

genvägar är senvägar (Swedish): What appears to be a shortcut may end up taking longer than the standard route (since you might get lost, for example)

Definitions

  1. What appears to be a shortcut may end up taking longer than the standard route (since you might get lost, for example)

Ancestry of “genvägar är senvägar”, step by step

genvägar är senvägar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish år

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåra year
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Swedish genvägar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgenvägar

via Swedish senvägar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsenvägar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā
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