Where does “súlukóngur” come from?
súlukóngur (Icelandic) comes from Faroese súlukongur, from Faroese kongur, from Old Norse konungr, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
súlukóngur (Icelandic): albatross
Ancestry of “súlukóngur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | súlukongur | albatross |
| 2 | Faroese | kongur | king |
| 3 | Old Norse | konungr | a king |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kuningaz | king |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |