Where does “avi” come from?
avi (Faroese) comes from Old Norse afi, from Proto-Germanic abô, from Proto-Slavic *abo.
avi (Faroese): grandfather
Ancestry of “avi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | afi | grandfather |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | abô | husband |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *abo | — |