Where does “beringinisohylje” come from?

beringinisohylje (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

beringinisohylje (Finnish): Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus

Definitions

  1. Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus

Ancestry of “beringinisohylje”, step by step

beringinisohylje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather

via Finnish hylje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyljeseal; earless seal, true seal
2Proto-Finnichülgehseal
3Proto-Finnicšülkeš—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →
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