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

rabarberkompott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rabarber

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

via Swedish kompott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkompottcompote
2Frenchcompotestewed fruit or meat, compote; inflection of...
3Old Frenchcompostemixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing...
4Latincompostus
5Latincompōnere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eḱésEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćšEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš