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Where does “Skáni” come from?

Skáni (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Skáney, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “Skáni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseSkáney—
2Proto-Germanic*Skadinawjō—
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
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