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Where does “Ìsuli Fær Øer” come from?

Ìsuli Fær Øer (Sicilian) comes from Italian Fær Øer, from Danish Færøerne, from Old Norse Færeyjar, from Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European póḱos.

Ancestry of “Ìsuli Fær Øer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianFær Øer—
2DanishFærøerne—
3Old NorseFæreyjarFaroe Islands; the Faroe islands
4Old Norsefærsheep
5Proto-Germanicfahazsheep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóḱos—
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