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Where does “julkalender” come from?

julkalender (Swedish) comes from Swedish jul, from Swedish juli, from Latin Iūlius, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

julkalender (Swedish): an Advent calendar; a TV or radio series that is...

Definitions

  1. an Advent calendar; a TV or radio series that is...

Ancestry of “julkalender”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishjulChristmas; July; Abbreviation of juli
2Swedishjuli—
3LatinIūlius—
4Latiniuppiter—
5Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
6Proto-Italic*djous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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