Where does “Baikalia” come from?

Baikalia (English) comes from English Baikal, from Russian Байка́л, from Buryat Байгал — Baikal.

Baikalia (English): surrounding Lake Baikal

Definitions

  1. surrounding Lake Baikal

Ancestry of “Baikalia”, step by step

Baikalia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Baikal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBaikalBaikal (Soviet and Russian non-alcoholic beverage)
2RussianБайка́лBaikal
3BuryatБайгалBaikal

via English ia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishia—
Every word from Buryat Байгал →Every word from Russian Байка́л →Every word from English Baikal →