Where does “kjove” come from?

kjove (Danish) comes from Faroese kjógvi — skua; Parasitic Skua, "Stercorarius parasiticus".

kjove (Danish): skua

Definitions

  1. skua

Ancestry of “kjove”, step by step

kjove traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese kjógvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekjógviskua; Parasitic Skua, "Stercorarius parasiticus"

via Icelandic kjói

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandickjóiArctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
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