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Where does “paradis” come from?

paradis (Swedish) comes from Old Norse paradís, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος, from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah.

paradis (Swedish): paradise

Definitions

  1. paradise

Ancestry of “paradis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseparadís—
2Latinparadīsus—
3Ancient Greekπαράδεισοςthe garden owned by the Persian nobility;...
4Proto-Iranianparidayĵah—

Words derived from “paradis”

  • paratiisilintu
  • paratiisi
  • veroparatiisi
  • ostoparatiisi
  • skatteparadis
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