Where does “нарвал” come from?

нарвал (Russian) comes from French narval, from Danish narhval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

нарвал (Russian): narwhal

Definitions

  1. narwhal

Ancestry of “нарвал”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnarvalnarwhal
2Danishnarhvalnarwhal
3Old Norsehvalrwhale
4Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “нарвал”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →