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