Where does “kergueleninhylje” come from?

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

kergueleninhylje (Finnish): Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus gazella

Definitions

  1. Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus gazella

Ancestry of “kergueleninhylje”, step by step

kergueleninhylje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hylje

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

via Finnish Kerguelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKerguelen—
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