Where does “кедьсеерькс” come from?

кедьсеерькс (Erzya) comes from Erzya кедь, from Proto-Mordvinic *keď, from Proto-Uralic kete — skin, hide.

кедьсеерькс (Erzya): forearm

Definitions

  1. forearm

Ancestry of “кедьсеерькс”, step by step

кедьсеерькс traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya кедь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaкедьhand, arm
2Proto-Mordvinic*keď—
3Proto-Uralicketeskin, hide

via Erzya сеерь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaсеерь—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kete →Every word from Proto-Mordvinic *keď →Every word from Erzya кедь →