Where does “könsidentitet” come from?

könsidentitet (Swedish) comes from Swedish kön, from Ancient Greek κῶνος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóh₃nos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- — to sharpen, whet; sharpen.

könsidentitet (Swedish): gender identity

Definitions

  1. gender identity

Ancestry of “könsidentitet”, step by step

könsidentitet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkönsex, gender; gender; genitalia; sex organ
2Ancient Greekκῶνοςpine cone; pine tree; cone or peak of a helmet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóh₃nos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen

via Swedish identitet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishidentitetidentity
2Medieval Latinidentitassameness, identity
3Latinidemthe same
4Proto-Italicizdim—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóh₃nos →Every word from Ancient Greek κῶνος →