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Where does “ნარვალი” come from?

ნარვალი (Georgian) comes from Russian нарвал, from French narval, from Danish narhval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

ნარვალი (Georgian): narwhal, pock

Definitions

  1. narwhal, pock

Ancestry of “ნარვალი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнарвал—
2Frenchnarvalnarwhal
3Danishnarhvalnarwhal
4Old Norsehvalrwhale
5Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
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