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Where does “skatteparadis” come from?

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

skatteparadis (Swedish): a tax haven

Definitions

  1. a tax haven

Ancestry of “skatteparadis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishparadisparadise
2Old Norseparadís—
3Latinparadīsus—
4Ancient Greekπαράδεισοςthe garden owned by the Persian nobility;...
5Proto-Iranianparidayĵah—
Every word from Proto-Iranian paridayĵah →