Where does “pälsdjursfarm” come from?
pälsdjursfarm (Swedish) comes from Swedish pälsdjur, from Swedish päls, from Finnish palsa, from Finnish palttoo, from Russian пальто́, from French paletot, from Spanish paletoque, from Latin palla — to fear.
pälsdjursfarm (Swedish): fur farm
Definitions
- fur farm
Ancestry of “pälsdjursfarm”, step by step
pälsdjursfarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish pälsdjur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pälsdjur | fur animal animal with skin covered by fur |
| 2 | Swedish | päls | fur, coat; fur coat |
| 3 | Finnish | palsa | palsa; long overcoat |
| 4 | Finnish | palttoo | A long overcoat |
| 5 | Russian | пальто́ | overcoat, greatcoat, carrick |
| 6 | French | paletot | jacket |
| 7 | Spanish | paletoque | mantlet, short cape |
| 8 | Latin | palla | A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in... |
| 9 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 10 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 11 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 12 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 13 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 14 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
via Swedish farm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | farm | a farm (for growing crops and/or keeping livestock (in the United States)) |
| 2 | English | farm | A place where agricultural and similar activities... |
| 3 | Middle English | ferme | A lease; the renting of land |
| 4 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 6 | Latin | Firma | tax, tribute |
| 7 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |