Where does “jättekiva” come from?
jättekiva (Swedish) comes from Swedish kiva, from Finnish kiva, from Finnish kurkku, from Swedish gurka, from Low German Gurk, from Middle Low German augurke, from Polish ogórek, from Greek άγουρος — together, one.
jättekiva (Swedish): very nice
Definitions
- very nice
Ancestry of “jättekiva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kiva | fun, nice |
| 2 | Finnish | kiva | nice; fun, neat |
| 3 | Finnish | kurkku | throat; beard; cucumber |
| 4 | Swedish | gurka | a cucumber |
| 5 | Low German | Gurk | cucumber |
| 6 | Middle Low German | augurke | — |
| 7 | Polish | ogórek | cucumber; gherkin |
| 8 | Greek | άγουρος | unripe, green; immature; inexperienced |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἄωρος | untimely, unseasonable; unripe; without youthful... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |