Where does “kinesjävel” come from?
kinesjävel (Swedish) comes from Swedish kines, from Swedish -es, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.
kinesjävel (Swedish): bloody Chinese, Chinese bastard, chink
Definitions
- bloody Chinese, Chinese bastard, chink
Ancestry of “kinesjävel”, step by step
kinesjävel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kines
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kines | a Chinese person |
| 2 | Swedish | -es | Suffix used for marking the passive voice of... |
| 3 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 4 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 5 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 6 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Swedish jävel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | jävel | Alternative spelling of djävel; son of a bitch,... |