Where does “apukoppar” come from?

apukoppar (Faroese) comes from Faroese apa, from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

apukoppar (Faroese): mpox, monkeypox

Definitions

  1. mpox, monkeypox

Ancestry of “apukoppar”, step by step

apukoppar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese apa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseapaape, monkey
2Old Norseapiape, monkey; fool
3Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

via Faroese koppar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekoppar—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →