Where does “galapagosinhylje” come from?

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

galapagosinhylje (Finnish): Galápagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis

Definitions

  1. Galápagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis

Ancestry of “galapagosinhylje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyljeseal; earless seal, true seal
2Proto-Finnichülgehseal
3Proto-Finnicšülkeš—
Every word from Proto-Finnic šülkeš →Every word from Proto-Finnic hülgeh →Every word from Finnish hylje →