Where does “Reykjavik” come from?

Reykjavik (Polish) comes from Icelandic Reykjavík, 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.

Ancestry of “Reykjavik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicReykjavíkbay of smokes
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

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