Where does “kavaflykra” come from?

kavaflykra (Faroese) comes from Faroese kavi, from Old Norse kafa, from Proto-Indo-European gʷebʰ- — to dive, dive in.

kavaflykra (Faroese): snowflake

Definitions

  1. snowflake

Ancestry of “kavaflykra”, step by step

kavaflykra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese kavi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekavisnow
2Old Norsekafa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷebʰ-to dive, dive in

via Faroese flykra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseflykra(snowflake)flake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷebʰ- →Every word from Old Norse kafa →Every word from Faroese kavi →