Where does “эйвелькс” come from?

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

эйвелькс (Erzya): ice cream

Definitions

  1. ice cream

Ancestry of “эйвелькс”, step by step

эйвелькс traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya эй

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaэйice
2Proto-Uralicjäŋeice

via Erzya велькс

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaвельксcream
Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋeEvery word from Erzya эй