Where does “u-land” come from?
u-land (Swedish) comes from Swedish utvecklingsland, from Swedish utveckling, from Swedish utveckla, from Swedish ut, from Swedish tåla, from Samoan tālā, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar.
u-land (Swedish): a developing country, a third-world country
Definitions
- a developing country, a third-world country
Ancestry of “u-land”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | utvecklingsland | a developing country, a third-world country |
| 2 | Swedish | utveckling | development, progress, evolution |
| 3 | Swedish | utveckla | to develop; elaborate on, expand |
| 4 | Swedish | ut | out; get out!; from a certain point within a... |
| 5 | Swedish | tåla | to endure, to suffer, to take, to stand, to... |
| 6 | Samoan | tālā | the currency of Samoa; tala; dollar |
| 7 | English | Dollar | OS grid ref NS9698 |
| 8 | Dutch | dollar | dollar currency, especially the US dollar |
| 9 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 10 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 11 | German | taler | taler (former unit of currency) |
| 12 | German | Joachimsthaler | Native or inhabitant of Joachimsthal |
| 13 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 14 | German | Joachim | — |
| 15 | Latin | Iōāchīmus | — |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωακείμ | — |