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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Mari | ӱпан | haired |
| 2 | Eastern Mari | ӱп | hair |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ëpte | hair |
via Eastern Mari рак
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Mari | рак | — |