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
Ancestry of “kjarnahvarf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | hvarf | first-person singular past indicative of hverfa;... |
| 2 | Icelandic | hverfa | to turn; to disappear, vanish; indefinite... |
| 3 | Old Norse | hverfa | to have a circular or rotary motion; turn around;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwarbijaną | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |