Where does “hyljevene” come from?

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

hyljevene (Finnish): seal-hunting boat

Definitions

  1. seal-hunting boat

Ancestry of “hyljevene”, step by step

hyljevene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hylje

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

via Finnish vene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveneboat
2Proto-Finnicvenehboat
Every word from Proto-Finnic šülkeš →Every word from Proto-Finnic hülgeh →Every word from Finnish hylje →
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