Where does “kuplahylje” come from?

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

kuplahylje (Finnish): hooded seal, Cystophora cristata

Definitions

  1. hooded seal, Cystophora cristata

Ancestry of “kuplahylje”, step by step

kuplahylje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hylje

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

via Finnish kupla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuplabubble spherically contained volume of air or other gas
2Proto-Finnickuplabubble
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickuplato bubble
Every word from Proto-Finnic šülkeš →Every word from Proto-Finnic hülgeh →Every word from Finnish hylje →