Where does “pojkband” come from?

pojkband (Swedish) comes from Swedish band, from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá — to soften, to melt.

pojkband (Swedish): a boy band

Definitions

  1. a boy band

Ancestry of “pojkband”, step by step

pojkband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish band

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbanda band, a ribbon, a tape; a strip of material; a...
2EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
3Germanbandpast of binden
4Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
5Frenchlàthere; here, present
6Italianlàthere
7Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
8Portugueseláthere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
9GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
10Germana-MollA-minor
11Hungarianmollminor
12GermanMollminor
13Medieval Latinmolle—
14Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
15Latinmolduis—
16Proto-Italicmoldus—
17Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
18Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Swedish pojke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpojkea boy; a young male
2Old Swedishpoika—
3Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
4Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
5Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →