Where does “sava” come from?

sava (Greenlandic) comes from Old Norse sauðr, from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

sava (Greenlandic): sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep

Ancestry of “sava”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sava”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sauþaz →Every word from Old Norse sauðr →