Where does “baikalinhylje” come from?

baikalinhylje (Finnish) comes from Finnish hylje, from Proto-Finnic hülgeh, from Proto-Finnic šülkeš.

baikalinhylje (Finnish): Baikal seal Pusa sibirica

Definitions

  1. Baikal seal Pusa sibirica

Ancestry of “baikalinhylje”, step by step

baikalinhylje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hylje

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

via Finnish Baikal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishBaikalBaikal lake
2RussianБайка́лBaikal
3BuryatБайгалBaikal
Every word from Proto-Finnic šülkeš →Every word from Proto-Finnic hülgeh →Every word from Finnish hylje →