Where does “matolja” come from?

matolja (Swedish) comes from Swedish olja, from Middle Low German olie, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

matolja (Swedish): cooking oil (oil used in cooking)

Definitions

  1. cooking oil (oil used in cooking)

Ancestry of “matolja”, step by step

matolja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish olja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisholjaoil; to oil
2Middle Low Germanolie—
3Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
4Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

via Swedish mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmatfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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