Where does “narval” come from?

narval (Czech) comes from Czech narvat, from Czech rvát, from Proto-Slavic rъvàti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

narval (Czech): narwhal; third-person masculine singular past of...

Definitions

  1. narwhal; third-person masculine singular past of...

Ancestry of “narval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnarvatto ram in; to cram, jam-pack, stuff; to pluck,...
2Czechrvátto tear, to rend; to yank, to jerk, to pull...
3Proto-Slavicrъvàtito tear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “narval”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rъvàti →Every word from Czech rvát →