Where does “tjena” come from?
tjena (Swedish) comes from Swedish tjenare, from Swedish tjänare, from Swedish -are, from Old Swedish -are, from Old Norse -ari, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
tjena (Swedish): hi, hello; yeah sure; indication of doubt
Definitions
- hi, hello; yeah sure; indication of doubt
Ancestry of “tjena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tjenare | Alternative form of tjänare |
| 2 | Swedish | tjänare | An informal greeting; hi, hello; servant |
| 3 | Swedish | -are | Regular construction of comparative: ful →... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | -are | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs; such as væriare, from væria |
| 5 | Old Norse | -ari | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |