Where does “haaremihylje” come from?

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

haaremihylje (Finnish): otariid, eared seal pinniped of the family Otariidae which comprises fur seals and sea lions

Definitions

  1. otariid, eared seal pinniped of the family Otariidae which comprises fur seals and sea lions

Ancestry of “haaremihylje”, step by step

haaremihylje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hylje

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

via Finnish haaremi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhaaremiA harem
2Ottoman Turkishحرمharem
3Arabicحَرَمsomething prohibited; sanctuary, women;...
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