Where does “hüljes” come from?

hüljes (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic hülgeh, from Proto-Finnic šülkeš.

hüljes (Estonian): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “hüljes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichülgehseal
2Proto-Finnicšülkeš—
Every word from Proto-Finnic šülkeš →Every word from Proto-Finnic hülgeh →