Where does “kallröka” come from?
kallröka (Swedish) comes from Swedish röka, from Old Swedish rø̄kia, from Old Norse reykja, from Proto-Germanic raukijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
kallröka (Swedish): cold smoke preserve by exposure to the aromatic smoke of burning hardwood at relatively low temperatures
Definitions
- cold smoke preserve by exposure to the aromatic smoke of burning hardwood at relatively low temperatures
Ancestry of “kallröka”, step by step
kallröka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish röka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | röka | to smoke; to inhale the smoke of burning tobacco;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | rø̄kia | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | reykja | to smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raukijaną | to smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish kall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kall | cold; having a low temperature; unfriendly,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | kall | call, cry, shouting; appellation, name |
| 3 | Old Norse | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, shout |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |