Where does “røykja” come from?

røykja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

røykja (Norwegian Nynorsk): to smoke

Definitions

  1. to smoke

Ancestry of “røykja”, step by step

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