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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | Færø | — |
| 2 | Faroese | Føroyar | sheep islands; Faroes; Faroe Islands |
| 3 | Old Norse | fær | sheep |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fahaz | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | póḱos | — |