Where does “narluga” come from?
narluga (English) comes from English narwhal, from Dutch narwal, from Old Norse náhvalr, from Old Norse Nár, from Proto-Germanic nawiz, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂wis, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u-, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us — to swim; to float.
narluga (English): A hybrid whale, resulting from the crossbreeding of narwhal and beluga whales; but which feed on different prey than either parent species
Definitions
- A hybrid whale, resulting from the crossbreeding of narwhal and beluga whales; but which feed on different prey than either parent species
Ancestry of “narluga”, step by step
narluga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English narwhal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | narwhal | "Monodon monoceros", an Arctic cetacean that... |
| 2 | Dutch | narwal | narwhal, "Monodon monoceros" |
| 3 | Old Norse | náhvalr | corpse whale |
| 4 | Old Norse | Nár | name of a dwarf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nawiz | corpse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | neh₂wis | corpse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | neh₂u- | death; death; corpse; ship, boat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂us | boat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |
via English Beluga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Beluga | Alternative spelling of beluga |
| 2 | Russian | белу́га | beluga (European sturgeon) |
| 3 | Russian | -уга | — |
| 4 | Ukrainian | -ю́га | attached to truncated stems of common nouns, adjectives or verbs to form feminine or masculine nouns, often augmentative or derogatory |
| 5 | Ukrainian | -ю́чий | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -otь | From basic roots, forms derivative nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -otъ | From adjectives/adverbs, forms action nouns; From... |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | -tъ | Deverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms... |