Where does “guadalupenhylje” come from?

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

guadalupenhylje (Finnish): Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi

Definitions

  1. Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi

Ancestry of “guadalupenhylje”, step by step

guadalupenhylje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hylje

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

via Finnish Guadalupe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishGuadalupe—
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