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Where does “havnarkona” come from?

havnarkona (Faroese) comes from Faroese kona, from Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

havnarkona (Faroese): woman from Tórshavn

Definitions

  1. woman from Tórshavn

Ancestry of “havnarkona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekonawoman; wife
2Old Norsekonawoman; wife
3Proto-Germanickwenǭwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
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