Where does “hnúfubakur” come from?

hnúfubakur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bakur, from Northern Kurdish ba, from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

hnúfubakur (Icelandic): humpback whale

Definitions

  1. humpback whale

Ancestry of “hnúfubakur”, step by step

hnúfubakur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bakur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbakur—
2Northern Kurdishbaweather
3Proto-Iranian*HwáHatahwind
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwáHataswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Icelandic hnúfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnúfahump, knob
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →