Where does “finnkval” come from?

finnkval (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kval, from Old Norse kvǫl, from Proto-Germanic kwalō, from Proto-Germanic kwaljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

finnkval (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fin whale, finback "Balaenoptera physalus"

Definitions

  1. a fin whale, finback "Balaenoptera physalus"

Ancestry of “finnkval”, step by step

finnkval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kval

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvala whale
2Old Norsekvǫltorment, torture
3Proto-Germanickwalōsuffering, pain
4Proto-Germanickwaljanąto make suffer, to hurt
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Norwegian Nynorsk finne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfinnea Finn; fin; Alternative form of finna
2SwedishFinneA Finn a person from Finland
3Germanfinnebig dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals
4Middle Low Germanfinne
5Old Saxonfinna
6Proto-Germanicfinnōflipper; fin
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pīn-backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti