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Where does “niisa” come from?

niisa (Greenlandic) comes from Old Norse hnísa — porpoise.

niisa (Greenlandic): porpoise

Definitions

  1. porpoise

Ancestry of “niisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehnísaporpoise
Every word from Old Norse hnísa →