Where does “feroico” come from?

feroico (Italian) comes from Italian Fær Øer, from Danish Færøerne, from Old Norse Færeyjar, from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.

feroico (Italian): Faroese language

Definitions

  1. Faroese language

Ancestry of “feroico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianFær Øer—
2DanishFærøerne—
3Old NorseFæreyjarFaroe Islands; the Faroe islands
4Old Norsefærsheep
5Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European póḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fahaz →Every word from Old Norse fær →