Where does “nylhoars” come from?

nylhoars (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian hoars, from Old Frisian hors, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

nylhoars (West Frisian): hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. hippopotamus

Ancestry of “nylhoars”, step by step

nylhoars traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian hoars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianhoarshorse
2Old Frisianhorshorse
3Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
4Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Middle Persian nyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiannylindigo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hross →