Where does “halvmaraton” come from?
halvmaraton (Swedish) comes from Swedish maraton, from Ancient Greek Μαραθών, from Ancient Greek -ών, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.
halvmaraton (Swedish): a half marathon
Ancestry of “halvmaraton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | maraton | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Μαραθών | Marathon, a town northeast of Athens |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ών | forms words for places |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 5 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 8 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 9 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |