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Where does “sjónvarpssending” come from?

sjónvarpssending (Faroese) comes from Faroese sending, from Faroese senda, from Old Norse senda, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

sjónvarpssending (Faroese): television program

Definitions

  1. television program

Ancestry of “sjónvarpssending”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesendingdelivery, mail; program; transmission
2Faroesesendato send
3Old Norsesendato send
4Proto-Germanicsandijanąto send
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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