Where does “hawaiiskjorta” come from?

hawaiiskjorta (Swedish) comes from Swedish skjorta, from Old Swedish skiurta, from Old Norse skyrta, from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ — skirt, apron.

hawaiiskjorta (Swedish): a Hawaiian shirt, an aloha shirt

Definitions

  1. a Hawaiian shirt, an aloha shirt

Ancestry of “hawaiiskjorta”, step by step

hawaiiskjorta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skjorta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskjortashirt
2Old Swedishskiurtashirt
3Old Norseskyrtashirt
4Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron

via Swedish Hawaii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishHawaiiHawaiian pizza
2EnglishHawaiiThe largest of the Hawaiian Islands
3HawaiianHawaiʻiHawaiian
4Proto-Nuclear PolynesianSawaikitraditional homeland
Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtijǭ →Every word from Old Norse skyrta →Every word from Old Swedish skiurta →