Where does “karatefylla” come from?
karatefylla (Swedish) comes from Swedish fylla, from Old Swedish fylla, from Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
karatefylla (Swedish): (a bout of) heavy drunkenness
Definitions
- (a bout of) heavy drunkenness
Ancestry of “karatefylla”, step by step
karatefylla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fylla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fylla | a state of drunkenness; to fill, to make full; to... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fylla | to fill; to satisfy; to compensate |
| 3 | Old Norse | fylla | to fill; to complete, make up; to fulfill |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fullijaną | to fill, to make full |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Swedish karate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | karate | karate |
| 2 | Japanese | 空手 | karate; the state of being empty-handed; the... |
| 3 | Japanese | 唐手 | Alternative spelling of 空手 |
| 4 | Japanese | 唐 | foreign lands in general; element in compounds,... |
| 5 | Japanese | 伽羅 | the Gaya confederacy: a grouping of smaller states on the southern end of the Korean peninsula, roughly dating to 42-532 |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कालागुरु | — |