Where does “kjarnahvarf” come from?

kjarnahvarf (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hvarf, from Icelandic hverfa, from Old Norse hverfa, from Proto-Germanic hwarbijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

kjarnahvarf (Icelandic): nuclear reaction

Definitions

  1. nuclear reaction

Ancestry of “kjarnahvarf”, step by step

kjarnahvarf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hvarf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichvarffirst-person singular past indicative of hverfa;...
2Icelandichverfato turn; to disappear, vanish; indefinite...
3Old Norsehverfato have a circular or rotary motion; turn around;...
4Proto-Germanichwarbijanąto turn
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Icelandic kjarni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickjarnicore, essence, nucleus; kernel; nucleus
2Old Norsekjarnikernel, core; core
3Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti