Where does “fālēs” come from?

fālēs (Proto-Samic) comes from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

fālēs (Proto-Samic): whale

Definitions

  1. whale

Ancestry of “fālēs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “fālēs

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálosEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz