Where does “Fálesnuorri” come from?

Fálesnuorri (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami fális, from Proto-Samic fālēs, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

Ancestry of “Fálesnuorri”, step by step

Fálesnuorri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami fális

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samifáliswhale
2Proto-Samicfālēswhale
3Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Northern Sami nuorri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Saminuorri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Proto-Samic fālēs →
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