Where does “australianhylje” come from?

australianhylje (Finnish) comes from Finnish Australia, from Latin australis, from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.

australianhylje (Finnish): Australian sea lion, Neophoca cinerea

Definitions

  1. Australian sea lion, Neophoca cinerea

Ancestry of “australianhylje”, step by step

australianhylje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Australia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAustralia—
2Latinaustralissouthern; Australian; the south pole
3LatinausterThe south wind; south
4Proto-Italic*austeros—

via Finnish hylje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyljeseal; earless seal, true seal
2Proto-Finnichülgehseal
3Proto-Finnicšülkeš—
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