Where does “Yeniseian” come from?

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

Yeniseian (English): A member of the original ethnolinguistic group...

Definitions

  1. A member of the original ethnolinguistic group...

Ancestry of “Yeniseian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYeniseithe 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
2RussianЕнисе́й—
3EvenkiИонэссиbig water

Words derived from “Yeniseian”

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