Where does “krillihylje” come from?

krillihylje (Finnish) comes from Finnish krilli, from Spanish kril, from English krill, from Norwegian krill — fish fry.

krillihylje (Finnish): crabeater seal, "Lobodon carcinophagus"

Definitions

  1. crabeater seal, "Lobodon carcinophagus"

Ancestry of “krillihylje”, step by step

krillihylje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish krilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkrillikrill
2Spanishkrilkrill
3Englishkrillany of several small marine crustacean species of...
4Norwegiankrillfish fry

via Finnish hylje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyljeseal; earless seal, true seal
2Proto-Finnichülgehseal
3Proto-Finnicšülkeš—
Every word from Norwegian krill →Every word from English krill →Every word from Spanish kril →