Where does “fiskimási” come from?
fiskimási (Faroese) comes from Faroese fiska, from Old Norse fiska, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
fiskimási (Faroese): herring gull
Definitions
- herring gull
Ancestry of “fiskimási”, step by step
fiskimási traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese fiska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | fiska | to fish |
| 2 | Old Norse | fiska | to fish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |