Where does “räksallad” come from?
räksallad (Swedish) comes from Swedish räka, from Old Norse hrókr, from Old French roc, from Arabic رُخّ, from Persian رخ, from Middle Persian lhw', from Sanskrit रथ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
räksallad (Swedish): shrimp salad, prawn salad (salad with shrimp or prawns)
Definitions
- shrimp salad, prawn salad (salad with shrimp or prawns)
Ancestry of “räksallad”, step by step
räksallad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish räka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | räka | a shrimp, a prawn |
| 2 | Old Norse | hrókr | rook; rook, castle |
| 3 | Old French | roc | rook |
| 4 | Arabic | رُخّ | — |
| 5 | Persian | رخ | rook; cheek; face |
| 6 | Middle Persian | lhw' | rook, castle |
| 7 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |
via Swedish sallad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sallad | salad; vegetables consisting of leaves, typically... |
| 2 | French | salade | salad; sallet |
| 3 | Italian | salada | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | salata | salted |
| 5 | Latin | Salo | that flows near Bilbilis and then into the Iberus, now the Jalón |
| 6 | Latin | saliō | to leap, jump, bound |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |