Where does “solrosolja” come from?

solrosolja (Swedish) comes from Swedish solros, from Swedish Ros, from Swedish rosa, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

solrosolja (Swedish): sunflower oil

Definitions

  1. sunflower oil

Ancestry of “solrosolja”, step by step

solrosolja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish solros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsolrosa sunflower
2SwedishRosmostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie
3Swedishrosapink; praise, commend
4Frenchrosépinkish; rosé
5Germanrosépale pink
6Middle High Germanrôserose
7Old High Germanrōsa—
8LatinRosarose
9Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
10Old Persianwurdiflower
11Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
14Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Swedish olja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisholjaoil; to oil
2Middle Low Germanolie—
3Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
4Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →