Where does “lillsyrra” come from?
lillsyrra (Swedish) comes from Swedish syrra, from Swedish syster, from Old Swedish systir, from Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ, from Proto-Germanic swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr — blood.
lillsyrra (Swedish): a little sister (a sibling's younger sister)
Definitions
- a little sister (a sibling's younger sister)
Ancestry of “lillsyrra”, step by step
lillsyrra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish syrra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | syrra | sister, sis |
| 2 | Swedish | syster | a sister; a nurse; a nun; a female member of a... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | systir | sister |
| 4 | Old Norse | systir | sister |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ | sister |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swestēr | sister |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |
via Swedish lilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lilla |