Where does “olja” come from?

olja (Swedish) comes 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.

olja (Swedish): oil; to oil

Definitions

  1. oil; to oil

Ancestry of “olja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “olja

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom
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