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Where does “rabarberkompott” come from?

rabarberkompott (Swedish) comes from Swedish rabarber, from Medieval Latin rhabarbarum, from Koine Greek ῥῆον βάρβαρον, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον, from Middle Persian rēwand, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš.

rabarberkompott (Swedish): stewed rhubarb

Definitions

  1. stewed rhubarb

Ancestry of “rabarberkompott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrabarberrhubarb
2Medieval Latinrhabarbarumrhubarb
3Koine Greekῥῆον βάρβαρον—
4Ancient Greekῥῆονrhubarb
5Middle Persianrēwand—
6Middle Persianlypʾsrhubarb
7Proto-Iranian(h)rabā́šrhubarb; fennel
8Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)rabʰā́ćš—
9Proto-Indo-Iranian-ā́ćšanimal and plant suffix
10Proto-Indo-European-eḱés—
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