Where does “rúgva” come from?

rúgva (Faroese) comes from Hungarian rúg, from Proto-Ugric rᴕ̈ŋkɜ- — to stick; to kick, kick at.

rúgva (Faroese): pile, heap; quantity; amount; slew; volume;...

Definitions

  1. pile, heap; quantity; amount; slew; volume;...

Ancestry of “rúgva”, step by step

rúgva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian rúg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrúgto kick
2Proto-Ugricrᴕ̈ŋkɜ-to stick; to kick, kick at

via Old Norse hrúga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrúga—
2Proto-Germanichrūgǭ—
Every word from Proto-Ugric rᴕ̈ŋkɜ- →Every word from Hungarian rúg →