Where does “føroyaskøra” come from?

føroyaskøra (Faroese) comes from Faroese Føroyar, from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.

føroyaskøra (Faroese): Faroese lady's mantle

Definitions

  1. Faroese lady's mantle

Ancestry of “føroyaskøra”, step by step

føroyaskøra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese Føroyar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseFøroyarsheep islands; Faroes; Faroe Islands
2Old Norsefærsheep
3Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—

via Faroese skøra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskøralady's mantle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European póḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fahaz →Every word from Old Norse fær →
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