Genealogy. Nice word, isn’t it?
But how do people express this term in other languages and cultures?
We’ve had a quick root around for the term in a variety of languages – some obscure, some closer to home – and below is what we came up with. And before you ask: no, we don’t know how to pronounce all of these either.
But it’s interesting to take a look and see the word that’s on the mind of your brothers-and-sisters-in-arms overseas.
Incidentally, if you know the word for genealogy in a language outside of this list, feel free to post it in the comments below. This selection is by no means exhaustive.
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French – Généalogie
German – Genealogie
Spanish – Genealogía
Portuguese – Genealogia
Dutch – Genealogie
Italian – Genealogia
Polish – Genealogia
Slovenian: Genealogija
Swedish – Släktforskning
Danish – Slægtsforskning
Norwegian – Slektsforskning
Finnish – Sukututkimus
Czech – Genealogie
Afrikaans – Genealogie
Hungarian – Származástan
Hebrew – גנאלוגיה
Russian – Генеалогия
Indonesian – Silsilah
Hindi – वंशावली
Greek – γενεαλογία
Turkish – şecere
Arabic – علم الانساب
Farsi – سلسله شناسی
Chinese – 族谱(Zú pǔ)
Japanese – 系図 (Keizu)