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Where does “suðurkoreari” come from?

suðurkoreari (Faroese) comes from Faroese suður, from Old Norse suðr, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

suðurkoreari (Faroese): South Korean, people living in or coming from...

Definitions

  1. South Korean, people living in or coming from...

Ancestry of “suðurkoreari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesuðursouth
2Old Norsesuðrsouth; southern; southwards
3Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
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