Where does “savaasaaraq” come from?

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

savaasaaraq (Greenlandic): kid (young goat)

Definitions

  1. kid (young goat)

Ancestry of “savaasaaraq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greenlandicsavaasaqgoat
2Greenlandicsavasheep
3Old Norsesauðrsheep
4Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sauþaz →Every word from Old Norse sauðr →
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