Where does “hylje” come from?
hylje (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic hülgeh, from Proto-Finnic šülkeš.
hylje (Finnish): seal; earless seal, true seal
Definitions
- seal; earless seal, true seal
Ancestry of “hylje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | hülgeh | seal |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | šülkeš | — |
Words derived from “hylje”