Where does “apupokur” come from?

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

apupokur (Faroese): monkeypox, mpox

Definitions

  1. monkeypox, mpox

Ancestry of “apupokur”, step by step

apupokur 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 pokur

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