Where does “Savalimmiut” come from?

Savalimmiut (Greenlandic) comes from Danish Færøerne, from Old Norse Færeyjar, from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.

Ancestry of “Savalimmiut”, step by step

Savalimmiut traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Færøerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishFærøerne—
2Old NorseFæreyjarFaroe Islands; the Faroe islands
3Old Norsefærsheep
4Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—

via Faroese Føroyar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseFøroyarsheep islands; Faroes; Faroe Islands
2Irishfearannland, territory, domain; field, farm, grounds
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Greenlandic sava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicsavasheep
2Old Norsesauðrsheep
3Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

Words derived from “Savalimmiut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European póḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fahaz →Every word from Old Norse fær →
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