Where does “ӱпанрак” come from?

ӱпанрак (Eastern Mari) comes from Eastern Mari ӱпан, from Eastern Mari ӱп, from Proto-Uralic ëpte — hair.

Ancestry of “ӱпанрак”, step by step

ӱпанрак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Eastern Mari ӱпан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Mariӱпанhaired
2Eastern Mariӱпhair
3Proto-Uralicëptehair

via Eastern Mari рак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Mariрак
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëpteEvery word from Eastern Mari ӱпEvery word from Eastern Mari ӱпан