Where does “len som en persika” come from?
len som en persika (Swedish) comes from Swedish persika, from Middle Low German persik, from Dutch perzik, from Middle Dutch perseke, from Latin persica, from Latin Persicus, from Ancient Greek περσικός, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης — chest; rib.
len som en persika (Swedish): smooth as a peach (very smooth)
Definitions
- smooth as a peach (very smooth)
Ancestry of “len som en persika”, step by step
len som en persika traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish persika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | persika | a peach |
| 2 | Middle Low German | persik | — |
| 3 | Dutch | perzik | A peach tree, Prunus persica; A peach, a fruit of... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | perseke | — |
| 5 | Latin | persica | walnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | Persicus | Persian |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | περσικός | Persian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Πέρσης | a Persian |
| 9 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |
via Swedish söm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | söm | seam |
| 2 | Swedish | -nad | suffix used to create nouns, particularly from... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -naðr | suffix used to create nouns, particularly from... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -aðr | suffix used to create adjectives meaning “having,... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -ᛟᚦᚢᛉ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōdaz | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |