Where does “kavi” come from?

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

kavi (Faroese): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “kavi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kavi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷebʰ- →Every word from Old Norse kafa →