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Where does “Yenisei” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Yenisei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЕнисе́й—
2EvenkiИонэссиbig water

Words derived from “Yenisei”

  • Yeniseian
  • Dene-Yeniseian
  • Proto-Yeniseian
  • Yeniseianist
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