Where does “Ferooj” come from?

Ferooj (Esperanto) comes from Danish Færø, from Faroese Føroyar, from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.

Ancestry of “Ferooj”, step by step

Ferooj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Færø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishFærøthe Faroe Islands
2FaroeseFøroyarsheep islands; Faroes; Faroe Islands
3Old Norsefærsheep
4Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—

via Danish Færøe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishFærøe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European póḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fahaz →Every word from Old Norse fær →