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Where does “ilves” come from?

ilves (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic ilbes — lynx.

ilves (Estonian): Eurasian lynx, "Lynx lynx"; lynx

Definitions

  1. Eurasian lynx, "Lynx lynx"; lynx

Ancestry of “ilves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicilbeslynx
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