Where does “kavablak” come from?
kavablak (Faroese) comes from Faroese kavi, from Old Norse kafa, from Proto-Indo-European gʷebʰ- — to dive, dive in.
kavablak (Faroese): snowball
Ancestry of “kavablak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | kavi | snow |
| 2 | Old Norse | kafa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷebʰ- | to dive, dive in |