Where does “hvalsafari” come from?

hvalsafari (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hval, from Danish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

hvalsafari (Norwegian Bokmål): a whale safari

Definitions

  1. a whale safari

Ancestry of “hvalsafari”, step by step

hvalsafari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hval

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhvala whale
2Danishhvalwhale
3Old Norsehvalrwhale
4Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Norwegian Bokmål safari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsafaria safari
2Swahilisafarijourney, trip; a time or instance
3Arabicسَفَرjourney, travel; trip
4Arabicعَلِيّto be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...
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