Where does “oysregn” come from?
oysregn (Faroese) comes from Faroese oysa, from Turkish o, from Ottoman Turkish او, from Ottoman Turkish اول, from Arabic أَوَّل — first.
oysregn (Faroese): heavy rain
Ancestry of “oysregn”, step by step
oysregn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese oysa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | oysa | pour |
| 2 | Turkish | o | he, she, it; that; The name of the Latin-script... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | او | house; he, she, it; that |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | اول | he, she, it |
| 5 | Arabic | أَوَّل | first |
via Faroese regn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | regn | rain |
| 2 | Old Norse | regn | rain |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | regną | rain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreǵ- | to flow |