Where does “fjarskifti” come from?

fjarskifti (Faroese) comes from Faroese skifti, from Faroese skifta — to change.

fjarskifti (Faroese): telecommunication

Definitions

  1. telecommunication

Ancestry of “fjarskifti”, step by step

fjarskifti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese skifti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskiftidivision, partition, distribution; change,...
2Faroeseskiftato change

via Faroese fjarur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefjarurfar, distant
Every word from Faroese skifta →Every word from Faroese skifti →
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