Where does “røyking” come from?

røyking (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål røyke, from Old Norse reykja, from Proto-Germanic raukijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

røyking (Norwegian Bokmål): smoking

Definitions

  1. smoking

Ancestry of “røyking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrøyketo smoke
2Old Norsereykjato smoke
3Proto-Germanicraukijanąto smoke
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →