Where does “karibianhylje” come from?

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

karibianhylje (Finnish): Caribbean monk seal, "Monachus tropicalis"

Definitions

  1. Caribbean monk seal, "Monachus tropicalis"

Ancestry of “karibianhylje”, step by step

karibianhylje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hylje

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

via Finnish Karibia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKaribia—
2Swahili-iafor
Every word from Proto-Finnic šülkeš →Every word from Proto-Finnic hülgeh →Every word from Finnish hylje →