Where does “buxnaklauf” come from?

buxnaklauf (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic buxur, from Arabic بخور, from Arabic خ, from Arabic ح — ب; ج.

buxnaklauf (Icelandic): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “buxnaklauf”, step by step

buxnaklauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic buxur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbuxurtrousers, pants
2Arabicبخورincense
3Arabicخ—
4Arabicحب; ج

via Icelandic klauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicklaufhoof; claw; slit, slash
Every word from Arabic ح →Every word from Arabic خ →Every word from Arabic بخور →