Where does “hársápa” come from?

hársápa (Faroese) comes from Faroese hár, from Old Norse þar, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᚱ, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

hársápa (Faroese): shampoo

Definitions

  1. shampoo

Ancestry of “hársápa”, step by step

hársápa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese hár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehárhair
2Old Norseþarthere, in that place
3Proto-Norseᚦᚨᚱthere
4Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
5Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Faroese sápa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesápasoap
2Old Englishsāpesoap, salve
3Proto-West Germanicsaipāsoap
4Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →