Where does “Yenisei” come from?

Yenisei (English) comes from Russian Енисе́й, from Evenki Ионэсси — big water.

Yenisei (English): the longest river of Siberia. It flows from south to north into the Arctic Ocean, splitting Siberia in two parts: the Eastern Siberia and the Western Siberia

Definitions

  1. the longest river of Siberia. It flows from south to north into the Arctic Ocean, splitting Siberia in two parts: the Eastern Siberia and the Western Siberia

Ancestry of “Yenisei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЕнисе́й—
2EvenkiИонэссиbig water

Words derived from “Yenisei”

Every word from Evenki Ионэсси →Every word from Russian Енисе́й →