Where does “эйбал” come from?

эйбал (Erzya) comes from Erzya эй, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.

эйбал (Erzya): ice cube

Definitions

  1. ice cube

Ancestry of “эйбал”, step by step

эйбал traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya эй

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaэйice
2Proto-Uralicjäŋeice

via Erzya пал

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaпалbit
2Proto-Uralicpalabit
Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋe →Every word from Erzya эй →